This article reports data from the first year of a 3-year national study examining the implementation and impact of a postsecondary academic program for youth offenders in state prisons. Information from student surveys; interviews and focus groups with students, administrators, and instructional staff...
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摘要: Objectives: A meta-analysis was conducted in order to generate more understanding regarding the efficacy of aftercare programs in reducing the recidivism rates of juvenile offenders reentering their communities following a period of custody....
Information was collected from and about 22 residential programs and 58 foster homes serving delinquent youth and status offenders in Vermont. Information was provided about the programs, their staff and about the youths themselves. This report is intended to provide a general description of these Ver...
In youth programs and community centers, the safety and wellbeing of young participants are vital to their success. Just like in schools, it is crucial to have robust safety measures in place to ensure a secure environment for children and peace of mind for parents and guardians. By prioritizi...
that will take on the challenge of rehabilitating offenders, typically those who are first-time offenders and status offenders who pose no threat to others or themselves. The use of diversion programs rests on the theory that, for some youth, the formal justice system may do them more harm ...
South Australia Police have identified reports involving people sending intimate images or videos, who are then threatened into paying money to stop offenders from releasing those images or videos. These are serious offences known as ‘Sextortion’. Victims as young as 16 years old, are been target...
The estimated average cost of incarceration of a youth offender for one year is $40,000, whereas the cost for a youth participant in a prevention program is often less than $1,500 per year. Youth offenders are four times more likely than non-offending youth to commit suicide; ...
Evidence of the effectiveness of adult basic education (ABE) and life skills training programs for offenders in reducing recidivism was assessed for method... Cecil,Dawn,K.,... - 《Journal of Correctional Education》 被引量: 52发表: 2000年 Prologue: A review of life skills teaching in sport...
and may well be a useful developmental experience for offenders and exusers, there is little or no evidence that ‘scare straight’ approaches have had any positive effect on youth crime (Lloyd, 1995; =-=Petrosino et al., 2003-=-). Scare tactics or ‘fear arousal’ approaches to drugs ...