EVALUATION AND VALIDATION REGARDING THE NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT - A REVIEW OF FINDINGS

• NCJ Number: 15603
• Author(s): T BRENNAN
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 40 pages
• Corporate Author: Behavioral Research Instit
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A REVIEW OF THE VARIOUS EVALUATIVE AND RESEARCH STUDIES WHICH HAVE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE FORMULATION OF THE NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION THEORY.

Abstract

THIS THEORY INVOLVES THREE BASIC VARIABLES WHICH CAN BE APPLIED TO ANY SOCIAL INSTITUTION FOR THE INTENSIVE STUDY OF THAT PARTICULAR INSTITUTION. THESE VARIABLES ARE NEGATIVE LABELLING, LIMITATIONS OF ACCESS TO DESIRABLE SOCIAL ROLES, AND ALIENATION. THESE VARIABLES CAN BE FRAGMENTED INTO DIFFERENT KINDS OF INSTITUTIONAL LABELING, INSTITUTIONAL ACCESS, OR DIFFERENT FORMS OF ALIENATION AND RECIPROCAL REJECTION. THE VARIABLES ARE TESTED FOR BOYS IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS AND IN BOISE, IDAHO AND, ALTHOUGH ALL THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE VARIABLES WERE STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT, THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT DELINQUENCY PROCESSES VARY WITH GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION. PATH DIAGRAMS SERVE TO ILLUSTRATE OVERALL JOINT INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN NATIONAL STRATEGY VARIABLES FOR YOUTH BROKEN DOWN BY DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS. THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT THE BASIC NATIONAL STRATEGY MODEL HAS BEEN SHOWN TO HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF PREDICTIVE AND EXPLANATORY VALIDITY FOR MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF YOUTH, IN DIFFERENT SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS, IN DIFFERENT CITIES, AND IN DIFFERENT KINDS OF URBAN ENVIRONMENTS.