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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Juvenile Corrections"”.
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Staff Turnover in Juvenile Corrections: Predicting Intentions to Leave
… maintaining quality staff members is crucial in juvenile correctional facilities. Unfortunately, staff turnover is much more common in correctional agencies than other areas of government work. Although several studies have looked at rates and predictors of employee turnover in adult correctional …
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Evaluating intensive home supervision : a community based juvenile corrections program
1 PDF file (viii, 120 leaves ; 28 cm)
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The Correctional Orientation of Juvenile Facility Directors
Over the last 30 years, the juvenile justice system and juvenile correctional ideology shifted to become more punitive in nature. However, studies examining this shift are lacking in the literature. The present study will attempt to assess what correctional ideology, rehabilitative or punitive, is …
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A study of task discrepancy and job satisfaction : the case of the Winnipeg juvenile probation officer
… the multi-task function of the Winnipeg Juvenile Probation Officer together with its particular impact on the level of job satisfaction of probation line staff in the field. It was found that the more discrepant probation officers become in the carrying out of work related tasks, in terms …
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Reading and Math Outcomes for Incarcerated Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
… for the growing number of youth committed to juvenile corrections, especially for those who have been diagnosed with a disability. Research has shown a tremendous gap about the academic outcomes of incarcerated juveniles with emotional disabilities. Thus, the focus of this study was to examine …
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Impact of Incarcerated Youth's Social Relationships on Institutional Misconduct and Self-Efficacy to Desist from Crime Post-Detention
Despite significant public investment in juvenile corrections, research suggests that residential placements are only moderately effective in preventing recidivism. The aim of the current study was to test a Social Development Model (Hawkins & Weiss, 1985; Catalano & Hawkins, 1996) predicting …
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Theoretical Conceptions of Curriculum: Implications for Juvenile Correctional Education
… in the successful rehabilitation of incarcerated juveniles, recidivism rates for juvenile offenders remain high. The costs of this apparent failure of juvenile corrections has led juvenile correctional educators to call for a thorough reexamination of the curricular experience available to …
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The State of the Drug Court: A Systematic and Critical Analysis of Drug Court Evaluations
… have become an important part of adult and juvenile corrections. Since the establishment of the first adult drug court in 1989, the therapeutic court model has developed, and can now be considered a significant component in American criminal justice. The problem is adult drug courts have …
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A criminological investigation into the treatment of juvenile offenders at Vuma Reform School
… describing and explaining the treatment of juvenile offenders committed to Vuma Reform School by various South African juvenile courts. The analytical method of research is used to describe methods and programmes of treatment in order to gain insight into the treatment programme of Vuma …
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Is there adquate juvenile justice? A critical analysis of the Law of defilement by juvenile offenders and the issues raised in Kapya Kandeke V the People
… dissertation considers whether there is adequate juvenile justice with regard to the law of defilement paying particular attention to the case of Kapya v the people. In approaching the subject matter, the research begins by giving a general background of the juvenile justice system. The research …
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Gender, religion, causal attributions, and correctional orientations among juvenile justice personnel
1 PDF file (viii, 115 leaves ; 28 cm)
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Perceptions of Sexual Activity from Staff and Youth in a State Juvenile Facility
… continues the body of knowledge on the topic of juvenile sexual activity and assaults in correctional facilities. This study used data collected through a Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). The grant research team conducted a survey in a juvenile facility of a mid-western state asking staff and …
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Interrupting the silence: an action research study to transform a juvenile justice culture for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTQI) youth
… and Intersex (LGBTQI) youth issues in a juvenile justice setting. A research and service approach was employed to develop a LGBTQI policy and training. This study was motivated by three research questions. Does sensitivity training increase practitioner knowledge concerning LGBTQI youth …