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Evaluation of Teaching-Family (Achievement Place) Group Homes for Juvenile Offenders

NCJ Number
89562
Journal
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Volume: 15 Issue: 1 Dated: (Spring 1982) Pages: 1-16
Author(s)
K A Kirigin; C J Braukmann; J D Atwater; M M Wolf
Date Published
1982
Length
16 pages
Annotation
This outcome evaluation, which assessed during and posttreatment effectiveness of Teaching-Family group home treatment programs for juvenile offenders, found that the program favorably influenced the rate of alleged criminal offenses, percentage of youths involved in those offenses, and consumer ratings of the programs.
Abstract
The evaluation included the original Achievement Place program, which was the prototype for the development of the Teaching-Family treatment approach, 12 replications of Achievement Place, and 9 comparison group home programs. Primary dependent measures were retrieved from court and police files and included number of alleged offenses, percentage of youths involved in those alleged offenses, and percentage of youths institutionalized. Other dependent measures were subjective ratings of effectiveness obtained from the program consumers, including the group home residents. The consumer ratings provided by the youths and their school teachers were inversely and significantly correlated with the reduction of criminal offenses during treatment. There were no significant differences during treatment on measures of noncriminal offenses. Tables, graphs, 9 notes, and 40 references are supplied. (Author abstract modified)