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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Texas Youth Commission."”.
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Physical education programs: Perceptions within the Texas Youth Commission
… education programs within 10 male secured Texas Youth Commission facilities through verbal descriptions and photography ethnography images. Data were analyzed to provide an answer to this broad research question: What are the Texas Youth Commission personnel perceptions concerning physical …
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Reading and Math Outcomes for Incarcerated Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Helping youths acquire educational skills is one of the most effective approaches to the prevention of delinquency and reduction of recidivism. Access to a high-quality education is particularly important for the growing number of youth committed to juvenile corrections, especially for those who …
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Personality Type Preferences of Juvenile Delinquents
… Juvenile delinquents who were adjudicated into a Texas Youth Commission facility in North Texas were subjects for this study. Participants included 186 males who ranged in age from 14 years to 20 years. Statistical analyses were performed for each of the research questions. When comparing MBTI …
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An Examination of Factors Related to the Cognitive and Affective Empathy Levels of Adjudicated Youth
… examined the levels of empathy of adjudicated youth in four juvenile correctional facilities in Texas. Using the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), empathy levels of 170 youth were examined. Youth in the study demonstrated low levels of empathy. The study found that empathy levels of …
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Measuring the Effects of the TYC Gainesville Resocialization Program on Juvenile Offender Resiliency Levels
An analysis of the effects of resocialization programming on juvenile offender resiliency levels was conducted with 220 juveniles committed to a maximum security facility. Data were examined on the subjects' age, race/ethnicity, length of time at the facility, level of resocialization, and …