Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ548199
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4545
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The Effects of Two Types of Exposure on Attitudes toward Aspects of Juvenile Delinquency.
LeUnes, Arnold; And Others
Journal of Social Psychology, v136 n6 p699-708 Dec 1996
Tracks the attitude changes of a group of abnormal psychology students following a tour of a juvenile correctional facility and a presentation by four of the inmates. A 25-item semantic differential scale revealed a noticeable improvement in the students' attitudes towards juvenile delinquents after the visit. (MJP)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Agents, Cognitive Restructuring, Consciousness Raising, Correctional Institutions, Delinquency, Empathy, Juvenile Justice, Law Related Education, Negative Attitudes, Psychopathology, Social Attitudes, Social Psychology, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Study, Youth Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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