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INTERPERSONAL MATURITY LEVEL CLASSIFICATION - JUVENILE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF LOW, MIDDLE AND HIGH MATURITY DELINQUENTS

NCJ Number
11182
Author(s)
M Q WARREN
Date Published
1966
Length
58 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTION OF A SEQUENCE OF PERSONALITY INTEGRATIONS AND CORRESPONDING TREATMENT STRATEGIES.
Abstract
ACCORDING TO THE I-LEVEL THEORY, SEVEN SUCCESSIVE STAGES OF INTERPERSONAL MATURITY CHARACTERIZE PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT. SINCE LEVELS ONE AND FIVE ARE INFREQUENT FOR A DELINQUENT POPULATION, THE ATTENTION OF THIS PAPER IS ON LEVELS TWO THROUGH FOUR. DELINQUENT SUB-TYPE CHARACTERISTICS, INCLUDING DELINQUENT PERCEPTION AND RESPONSES ARE DESCRIBED AND TREATMENT PLANS ARE SET FORTH. THE USE OF THE I-LEVEL DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW IS DISCUSSED AND INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND RATING SHEETS ARE INCLUDED.