TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - A comparison of treatment environments in community-based group homes for adolescent offenders
JO  - Criminal justice and behavior
A1  - Bedlington, Martha M.
A1  - Braukmann, Curtis J.
A1  - Ramp, Kathryn A.
A1  - Wolf, Montrose M.
SP  - 349
EP  - 363
VL  - 15
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0093-8548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854888015003007
ID  - ref1
ER  -