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Content and Process of Detention Education

NCJ Number
92308
Journal
Journal of Offender Counseling Services and Rehabilitation Volume: 7 Issue: 3/4 Dated: (Spring/Summer 1983) Pages: 21-36
Author(s)
D W Roush
Date Published
1983
Length
16 pages
Annotation
A call for quality correctional education has been voiced by leading federal officials. While focused on adult programs, efforts to upgrade correctional education programs will inevitably benefit juvenile offenders.
Abstract
Within this context, educational programs in juvenile detention facilities are in need of greater definition. Renewed emphasis on juvenile correctional education has revealed an accumulation of relevant information. When combined with experiences in an effective detention education program, a model for the content and process of detention education programming is presented. (Author abstract)