Citation

Armstrong TA. J. Crim. Justice 2002; 30(1): 19-28.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

This study was conducted in a county jail in Maryland. It used a randomized experimental design to test the effect of environmental change enacted to decrease disciplinary violations among youthful offenders (N=256). Subjects, ranging in age from fifteen to twenty-two, were randomized into treatment and control groups. Those randomized into the treatment group resided in the Youthful Offender Unit (YOU). Subjects assigned to the control group resided in the general population. In the YOU inmates were exposed to a number of potentially therapeutic activities that provided many opportunities for personal development and advancement. Adjustment was quantified using the frequency and prevalence of disciplinary violations. Treatment and control groups were not significantly different with regard to disciplinary violations. Increasing amounts of time in program were, however, associated with significant decreases in disciplinary violations. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Journal of Criminal Justice, 2002. Copyright © 2002 by Elsevier Science)

Violit keywords:

Maryland
Juvenile Correctional Institution
Early Adolescence
Late Adolescence
Young Adult
Juvenile Inmate
Juvenile Offender
Adult Inmate
Adult Offender
Correctional Institution Discipline
Correctional Institution Treatment
Correctional Institution Program
Treatment Program
Offender Treatment
Juvenile Treatment
Incarcerated
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