NCJ Number
131783
Date Published
1991
Length
88 pages
Annotation
The University of Hawaii Center for Youth Research was hired to review documents that discuss juvenile corrections in Hawaii, review the Hawaii Youth Corrections Facility (HYCF) staff training needs and opportunities, assist in selecting nationally recognized juvenile corrections programs and trainers, evaluate the effectiveness of training, and provide a training evaluation and summary report.
Abstract
The available literature on youth corrections in Hawaii has recommended, among other steps, placing all youth services in one agency; developing comprehensive transition and aftercare programs, educational programs, and vocational training; and developing programs for professionals at different levels of the system in community-based programs, aftercare, treatment services, contract monitoring, program management, and in-service training. Nationally, Massachusetts and Utah are model States for community-based programs. Specific programs that might be adaptable to Hawaii include, inter alia, school-based prevention, drug resistance, peer counseling, experimental education, intense family outreach and monitoring, wilderness programs, and supervised independent living. Based on evaluations of the literature, training sessions, and interviews with HYCF residents, the authors make several recommendations: to focus on peer networks and physical abuse; to supplement community-based programs with specific strategies to reduce recidivism; to continue program development and evaluation; and to continue training seminars and conferences. 50 references and 1 appendix