EFFECTIVENESS TRAINING - A MODEL FOR PREVENTION OF JUVENILE CRIME

• NCJ Number: 38439
• Journal: CRIME PREVENTION REVIEW Volume: 4 Issue: 1 Dated: (OCTOBER 1976) Pages: 20-25
• Author(s): T GORDON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: California Attorney General's Building
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program Description (Model)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE AUTHOR ADVOCATES THE USE OF PARENT EFFECTIVENESS TRAINING (P.E.T.) AS A WAY OF DEALING WITH ONE CAUSE OF JUVENILE CRIME, DELINQUENCY, AND ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR - A POOR PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP.

Abstract

PROJECTS THAT HAVE SUPPLEMENTED THIS DIRECT EDUCATIONAL FOCUS ON INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PARENT WITH EFFECTIVENESS TRAINING FOR YOUTH (Y.E.T.) ARE ALSO HIGHLIGHTED. Y.E.T. CONCENTRATES ON HELPING THE CHILD LEARN MORE CONSTRUCTIVE AND SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE WAYS OF RELATING TO ADULTS AS WELL AS ESTABLISHING SATISFYING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS. AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT IS TAUGHT IN Y.E.T. IS INCLUDED. RESEARCH REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS ARE ALSO PROVIDED.