ODYSSEY - WILDERNESS ENCOUNTER PROGRAM FOR THE COUNTY OF WASHINGTON (VA)

• NCJ Number: 41342
• Author(s): W D WILSON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 12 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Virginia Division of Justice and Crime Prevention
• Corporate Author: PRC Public Management Services, Inc.
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS IS AN EVALUATION OF THE WASHINGTON COUNTY (VA) ODYSSEY PROGRAM, A WILDERNESS SCHOOL AND ENCOUNTER PROGRAM FOR JUVENILES REFERRED BY THE COURTS, SCHOOLS, AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES.

Abstract

THE BACKPACKING, CANOEING, ROCK CLIMBING, AND OTHER OUTDOOR SKILLS TAUGHT AT ODYSSEY DEVELOP IN THE TROUBLED JUVENILES POSITIVE ATTITUDES ABOUT THEMSELVES. ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAM, STAFFED BY TWO FULL-TIME INSTRUCTORS, HAS BEEN DELAYED BY BAD WEATHER AND PERSONNEL DIFFICULTIES, THE OBJECTIVES WERE FOUND TO BE SOUND AND THE PROGRAM SATISFACTORY....MSP