PROVIDENCE EDUCATIONAL CENTER - AN EXEMPLARY PROJECT

• NCJ Number: 15651
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 246 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-013-74
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program Description (Model)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: EXEMPLARY PROJECT

Annotation

A DESCRIPTION OF A NON-RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY-BASED JUVENILE EDUCATIONAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION THAT COMBINES EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL SCIENCE, AND AFTERCARE FUNCTIONS WITHIN ONE ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE.

Abstract

THE PROGRAM OF THE PROVIDENCE EDUCATIONAL CENTER (PEC) IN ST. LOUIS, MO, WAS DESIGEND TO DEAL WITH YOUNG BOYS, 12 TO 16 YEARS OLD, WHO WERE CHARGED WITH STRANGER-TO-STRANGER CRIMES AND WHO HAD HISTORIES OF POOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND SOCIAL FAILURE. THE BASIC PREMISE UNDERLYING PEC'S PROGRAM IS THAT THE LONG TERM REHABILITATION OF DELINQUENTS EXHIBITING THESE CHARACTERISTICS IS CONTINGENT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE SKILLS THEY NEED TO EXPERIENCE SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, IN THEIR FAMILY AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND ON THE JOB. PEC'S PROGRAM IS COMPRISED OF THREE CLOSELY COORDINATED AND FUNCTIONALLY INTERRELATED COMPONENTS. THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT CONSISTS OF AN INDIVIDUALIZED APPROACH TO PROVIDING INSTRUCTION AND REMEDIAL ASSISTANCE IN READING, MATHEMATICS, AND OTHER ACADEMIC SUBJECTS. THE SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPONENT PERFORMS DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS, PROVIDES COUNSELING TO CLIENTS AND FAMILIES, AND ACTS AS LIAISION WITH JUVENILE COURT OFFICIALS. THE AFTERCARE COMPONENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EASING THE TRANSITION BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY AFTER GRADUATION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS HANDBOOK IS TO PROVIDE THE USER WITH THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO DEVELOP A SIMILAR PROGRAM IN HIS OR HER COMMUNITY. (SNI ABSTRACT)