TIME OUT - A NATIONAL STUDY OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS

• NCJ Number: 35483
• Author(s): W H BARTON; W L GRICHTING; P M ISENSTADT; E SELO
• Editor(s): R D VINTER, T M NEWCOMB, R KISH
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 256 pages
• Grant Number(s): 73-NI-99-0019; 75-NI-99-0010
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: National Assessment of Juvenile Corrections
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

COMPARATIVE SURVEY OF A LARGE NUMBER OF SELECTED CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS USING A MULTIDIMENSIONAL FRAMEWORK OF ANALYSIS.

Abstract

A LITERATURE REVIEW, ON-SITE VISITS TO PROGRAMS IN SEVERAL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, AND CONSULTATIONS WITH EXPERTS IN THE FIELD WERE CONDUCTED TO MODIFY AND SUPPLEMENT PRIOR STUDIES BY STAFF MEMBERS. THE CAUSAL MODEL ADOPTED FOR THE RESEARCH ASSUMED THAT DIFFERENTIAL OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH IN THESE PROGRAMS ARE CONSEQUENCES OF PROGRAM ENVIRONMENT, LEADERSHIP, GOALS, TECHNOLOGIES, STRUCTURE AND STAFFING, YOUTH/STAFF INTERACTION, AND YOUTHS' SOCIAL SYSTEM. A TOTAL OF 42 INSTITUTIONS IN 16 STATES WERE STUDIED, USING QUESTIONNAIRES DISTRIBUTED AMONG INMATES, STAFF, AND ADMINISTRATORS AS WELL AS ON-SITE VISITS BY THE RESEARCH TEAM. DATA INDICATED SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES AMONG PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS AND AMONG YOUTH.