ERIC Number: ED301784
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988-Mar
Pages: 17
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Correctional Programs for Chronic Juvenile Offenders: Characteristics of Three Exemplary Programs.
Greenwood, Peter W.
This document describes three programs in the juvenile rehabilitation field: (1) VisionQuest, the Tucson-based program that works with youths in wilderness camps, on wagon trains, or in other high impact/adventure formats rather than in conventional residential settings; (2) Paint Creek Youth Center, a small, experimental, staff-secure program in southern Ohio which appears to have put together a fairly unique combination of more conventional treatment methods which together create a very strong program format; and (3) Key Tracking, a Massachusetts program which seems to have developed and institutionalized some of the best techniques for working with juveniles in the community. Each program is described separately, with descriptions based on observations of the programs, interviews with staff and juveniles, and comparison of their treatment methods with successful techniques reported in the evaluation literature. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation, Recidivism, Youth Programs
The Rand Corporation, Publications Department, 1700 Main St., P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90406-2138 ($4.00 each; 25% discount on 25 or more copies).
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Rand Corp., Santa Monica, CA.
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