NCJ Number
42336
Date Published
1976
Length
35 pages
Annotation
THIS PAPER REPORTS A FOLLOW-UP STUDY THAT WAS CONDUCTED IN 1972 AMONG 105 EX-CAMPERS IN FLORIDA WHO HAD BEEN OUT OF THE THERAPEUTIC SITUATION FOR AT LEAST A YEAR.
Abstract
FROM THE RATINGS OF JUDGES, WORKING INDEPENDENTLY WITH INFORMATION FROM INTERVIEW REPORTS AND RECORDS OF THE BEHAVIORS OF THE EX-CAMPERS, IT WAS FOUND THAT 30 PERCENT WERE IMPROVED TO SOME DEGREE, AND 42 PERCENT WERE EITHER MUCH OR MODERATELY IMPROVED. FURTHER, THE EX-CAMPERS HAD SIGNIFICANTLY FEWER COURT CONTACTS AFTER THE THERAPEUTIC CAMP EXPERIENCE THAN A COMPARABLE, STRATIFIED, RANDOM SAMPLE OF JUVENILE COURT CASES OF DELINQUENTS WHO HAD NOT BEEN IN THE CAMP PROGRAM. POPULATION DETAIL IS REVEALED, ALONG WITH DETAIL CONCERNING THE PROGRAM ITSELF, HOW THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED, AND THE SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS. IMPLICATIONS ARE DISCUSSED, WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE PROGRAM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...MSP