NCJ Number
133073
Date Published
1991
Length
72 pages
Annotation
The Hawaii Department of Corrections contracted with the University of Hawaii's Center for Youth Research to review documents on juvenile corrections, to examine nationally recognized juvenile corrections programs and trainers, and to review staff training needs and opportunities.
Abstract
The review of juvenile corrections literature looked at primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention programs and at specific programs involving school-based prevention, drug resistance programs, peer counseling, cognitive behavioral programs, experiential education programs, enriched employment/vocational training, intense family outreach and monitoring, wilderness programs, supervised independent living, the extended family, staff secure custody, and secure custody and detention. It was found that Massachusetts and Utah are model States for community-based programs that include foster placement, group homes, forestry and marine projects, tracking services, and sex offender treatment. For Hawaii, it is felt that the focus should be on peer networks and child physical abuse prevention, community-based programs combined with specialized programs to prevent delinquency, research and development, and training seminars and conferences. Specific recommendations concern the placement of all youth services under one agency; development of comprehensive transition and aftercare, educational, and vocational training programs; maintenance of a small high-security unit for violent juvenile offenders; development of training programs for people at different levels of the juvenile justice system in community-based programs, aftercare, treatment services, contract monitoring, program management, and inservice training; and appointment of an ombudsperson to the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility to investigate abuse complaints. The interview form used in the youth corrections project is appended. 50 references