NCJ Number
41342
Date Published
1977
Length
12 pages
Annotation
THIS IS AN EVALUATION OF THE WASHINGTON COUNTY (VA) ODYSSEY PROGRAM, A WILDERNESS SCHOOL AND ENCOUNTER PROGRAM FOR JUVENILES REFERRED BY THE COURTS, SCHOOLS, AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES.
Abstract
THE BACKPACKING, CANOEING, ROCK CLIMBING, AND OTHER OUTDOOR SKILLS TAUGHT AT ODYSSEY DEVELOP IN THE TROUBLED JUVENILES POSITIVE ATTITUDES ABOUT THEMSELVES. ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAM, STAFFED BY TWO FULL-TIME INSTRUCTORS, HAS BEEN DELAYED BY BAD WEATHER AND PERSONNEL DIFFICULTIES, THE OBJECTIVES WERE FOUND TO BE SOUND AND THE PROGRAM SATISFACTORY....MSP