NCJ Number
19218
Editor(s)
R E HARDY,
J G CULL
Date Published
1974
Length
265 pages
Annotation
DESCRIBES THE YOUTHFUL OFFENDER AND DISCUSSES SEVERAL REHABILITATIVE APPROACHES.
Abstract
CHAPTERS INCLUDE DISCUSSIONS OF MALE AND JUVENILE DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR, SOME INDICES OF PREDICTION OF DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR, CAUSES FOR RUNAWAY BEHAVIOR, AND BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. THE SECOND PART CONTAINS MATERIAL ON GUIDED GROUP INTERACTION - A REHABILITATIVE APPROACH, COUNSELING THE PARENT OF THE CHRONIC DELINQUENT, CONSIDERATIONS IN THE REHABILITATION OF THE YOUTHFUL OFFENDER, DEVELOPING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS AND A THERAPEUTIC APPROACH TO THE REHABILITATION OF THE YOUTHFUL DRUG ABUSER. CASE STUDIES AND A GLOSSARY CONCLUDE THIS TEXT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)