The Hickey School offers a treatment-oriented program that emphasizes growth through awareness, development, and training. It has four programs: detention, impact, enhanced security, and Tamar. The detention program is a temporary facility for non-adjudicated males who are awaiting scheduled court dates. The school can handle 60 students in the detention program. The impact program is for male juvenile offenders who are considered medium risks to themselves and others. The students are committed for 30-90 days; the school can serve 90 students in this program. Male juvenile offenders who are considered serious risks to themselves and others are assigned to the enhanced security program. This is the largest population at the school, with a capacity for 150 students. These students spend 12-18 months in maximum security. The Tamar program is designed for male juvenile sex offenders; they are committed for 18-24 months. This program aims to change the residents' thinking patterns through individualized and group therapy, specialized treatment plans, and levels of achievement. Tamar can accommodate 27 students. Restitution is part of the overall treatment plan at the school; it also focuses on skill development, with emphasis on educational and technical skills. The school is also a member of the local athletic association, which allows students to compete in athletics in competition with public schools. Education, however, is the foundation upon which the entire program philosophy is based.