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NCJ Number:	89832

Title:	Delinquent Self-Concepts in Juvenile Correctional Programs Implications for Program Design and Evaluation

Journal:	Journal of Offender Counseling Services and Rehabilitation Volume:7 Issue:2 Dated:(Winter 1982) Pages:45-59

Author(s):	R E Vogel; S E Brown

Date Published:	1982

Page Count:	15

Format:	Article

Language:	English

Country:	United States of America

Annotation:	Many of the leading theories of delinquent behavior incorporate an assumption that low self-esteem is a causal factor in the generation of delinquency.

Abstract:	Based upon this assumption, many delinquency prevention programs include techniques for elevating the self-esteem of juveniles. This paper reports an evaluation of such a program through a One-Group Pretest-Posttest design. Significant changes in self-concept (as measured by the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale) and in the cognitive domain (as measured by the Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test) were observed at two of five sites evaluated. In addition, problems encountered in the evaluations are reviewed and several issues to which evaluations of juvenile correctional programs should be sensitive are derived from these experiences. (Author abstract)

Index Term(s):	Juvenile Corrections/Detention effectiveness; Juvenile delinquency factors; Self concept



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