@article{ref1,
title="A comparison of treatment environments in community-based group homes for adolescent offenders",
journal="Criminal justice and behavior",
year="1988",
author="Bedlington, Martha M. and Braukmann, Curtis J. and Ramp, Kathryn A. and Wolf, Montrose M.",
volume="15",
number="3",
pages="349-363",
abstract="Evaluations of community-based programs for delinquents have usually addressed differential outcomes or cost-efficiency, but generally ignored the treatment environments themselves. Yet milieu characteristics are important in assessing treatment quality. The present research examined several environmental dimensions in 11 group home programs. Teaching-Family programs scored significantly higher on observational and self-report measures of staff-youth relationships and interactions, staff teaching activities and disapproval of deviance, the family-likeness and pleasantness of the program atmosphere, and the extent of prosocial behavior displayed by the participants. Several of the measures were significantly negatively correlated with self-reported delinquency. The results suggest that, contrary to some stereotypes, behavioral programs can be pleasant, positive, and familylike while offering structured treatment. Keywords: Juvenile justice<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0093-8548",
doi="10.1177/0093854888015003007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854888015003007"
}