NCJ Number
4442
Journal
California Youth Authority Quarterly Volume: 24 Issue: 4 Dated: (WINTER 1972) Pages: 13-16
Date Published
1972
Length
4 pages
Annotation
THE RESULTS OF THIS CALIFORNIA PROJECT SUGGEST THAT DELINQUENTS CAN BE AS EFFECTIVELY TREATED THROUGH GROUP TECHNIQUES AS WITH THE INDIVIDUAL CASEWORK APPROACH.
Abstract
PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROGRAM WHICH UTILIZED SHORT TERM FAMILY GROUP COUNSELING, WERE COMPARED WITH A GROUP OF JUVENILES WHO WERE HANDLED THROUGH COURT APPEARANCES. MEMBERS OF THE COMPARISON GROUP WERE PLACED OUTSIDE OF THEIR HOMES MORE OFTEN, REQUIRED MORE COURT PETITIONS TO BE FILED, AND SPENT A LONGER AVERAGE PERIOD OF TIME ON PROBATION.