“This program aims to reduce recidivism and increase pro-social behavior by changing the offenders' thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs through research-based cognitive programming. The Cognitive-Behavioral program is designed to change criminal thinking and behavior. Using this approach holds offenders accountable for their behavior. The interventions are structured and directive, and has demonstrated effectiveness in changing criminal behavior in numerous scientific studies. Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) is an objective, systematic treatment system used within the Cognitive-Behavioral program to enhance ego, social, moral, and positive behavioral growth in a progressive systematic fashion.
utilized multiple methods to collect data from the participants. The following are the tests utilized in this study to obtain relevant information from participants; EFI, BDI-II, CSEL, STAI, SSTAEL, and the Vulnerability to drug scale (2004). Lin et al., did provided adequate information on the assessment tools utilized and their importance to the study (2004). The article also mentioned that the Vulnerability to drug scale was given inside the treatment facility possibly allowing for unreliable data collected for the study. Since the assessments were not given anonymously it is possibly that individuals were influenced with their responses creating a bias in the results of the assessments (Lin et al., 2004).
Running Head: Reflection Paper Reflection Paper: Spokane Juvenile Courts Electronic Monitoring Division Psych 499 Why I chose the Juvenile Courts Electronic Monitoring Division for my Internship I chose to do my internship at Spokane Juvenile Courts in the Electronic Monitoring Division. I chose my place of internship because I enjoy working with children and I ultimately would like to work as a Child Psychologist. After interviewing with the Electronic Monitoring Probation Officer I knew that I would be working with adolescents and would be able to help them, so I was confident that the Spokane Juvenile Court Electronic Monitoring Division was the right fit for my place of internship. What I Learned About Electronic Monitoring I learned many things during my internship. One thing I learned a lot about is Electronic Monitoring.
You will perform a variety of security functions to ensure the safe care, custody and control of young offenders, as well as the safety of staff and the public. This involves monitoring and controlling offender movement, conducting patrols of the physical plant, supervising young offenders and maintaining accurate logbooks and young offender records. Exceptional interpersonal skills are essential in establishing and maintaining positive relationships with youths, staff, and the public. You will also influence and encourage positive behavior in this environment through your well-developed communication and leadership skills. Knowledge of behavioral management strategies and the ability to maintain a high level of professionalism will contribute to your success in this role.
Re-entry should begin as soon as an offender enters the system. Re-entry provides the offender with opportunities to make positive changes and contribute to society. The Goals of re-entry are to give the offender the capacity to become a productive member of his/her family and community, and to refer offenders to services that are necessary for a successful transition and reentry back into the community. Furthermore, its goal is to increase the community and corrections ability to address the offenders needs and identify resources available in the community that meet those needs. Also, through collaborative partnerships, it promotes public safety by supporting the offenders’ transition back into the community.
These treatment programs will help get juvenile offenders back on the right track towards a positive lifestyle. There are various types of community-based treatment options for delinquent youths to utilize. These options would include probation, intense supervision, house arrest and electronic monitoring. While on probation a juvenile offender is under standard supervision of a probation officer. The
For more information, please contact jnabe@lib.siu.edu. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Parenting Styles 1 Running head: PARENTING STYLES AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY The Relations Between Parenting Styles and Juvenile Delinquency Misty Wittenborn Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Faculty Advisor ?\j.t... . C'...-tAQ Date ::- I') 10 / • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Parenting Styles 2 Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relations between Diana Baumrind's (1971) parenting styles and juvenile delinquency. The Parental Authority Questionnaire (Buri, 1991) was used to assess parenting style. The Self Reported Delinquency Survey (Elliot & Ageton, 1980) was used to determine delinquency levels in adolescents.
The Effects of Divorce on very young children AMU For my article I chose to do my study on the Effects of Parental Separation and Divorce on Very Young Children. This research study was conducted in 2000 by the American Psychological Association Incorporation K. Alison Clarke-Stewart, Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California, Irvine; Deborah L. Vandell, Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin—Madison; Kathleen McCartney, Department of Psychology, University of New Hampshire; Margaret T. Owen, School of Human Development, University of Texas at Dallas; Cathryn Booth, Department of Family and Child Nursing, University of Washington. This data was collected and analyzed to see the effects of divorce of marital separation on infants and very young children. There has been tons of research done that shows detrimental effects on school age children and young adolescence. Everyone can see the effects separation and divorce play on older children because they can verbally tell you and it shows in their work performance whether it be in their grades in school or sports or overall negative behavior.
The Authors Kress & Hoffman offers an extensive approach for the treatment goals of the sexual abuse survivors thought a theoretical perspective to help the victims of the abuse to integrate their abuse experience while keeping in their self-esteem as well as how we as therapists can help the survivors to connect with their personal strengths which can facilitate in their growth and development. I have observed through this journal about a treatment goal which integrates the survivors experience & preserving their self-esteem, which will be a most effective way in boosting up their confidence and change of their self-image. The reason I feel the authors have pin-pointed and wanted to work on the self-image of the survivors was because of the wrong perspectives which they develop about themselves after being victimized. For example: They start to believe that they are defective, damaged or flawed and blame themselves for the abuse. The author’s approach to the survivors of abuse by administering Solution-Focused Erickson as a group therapy was a very clever move.
The first article I chose came from the Mid-Western Educational Researcher, titled "Cheating Perceptions and Prevalence Across Academic Settings." Kelly Honz, a high school teacher; and Kenneth A. Kiewra and Ya-Shu Yang, both university professors, wrote and published it April 1, 2010. The peer-reviewed article was found on EBSCOhost with the keywords "academic honesty." The article discussed the results of the Academic Honesty Survey of high school students, which determined that the students all shared similar traditional perceptions of what constituted as cheating, and what setting a student had cheated or were tempted to cheat in most. While this article had little to no bearing on this paper on hand, it gave some interesting information-- what a student would most likely cheat at.