NCJ Number
27273
Date Published
1975
Length
275 pages
Annotation
INTENDED FOR PRACTITIONERS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDENTS, THIS TEXT CONTAINS TWELVE ARTICLES DEALING WITH JUVENILE CORRECTIONS, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY FACTORS, CAUSES OF DRUG ABUSE, AND DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT.
Abstract
THIS VOLUME WAS WRITTEN BY HIGHLY EXPERIENCED SPECIALISTS IN JUVENILE CORRECTIONS, DRUG ABUSE, AND REHABILITATION PSYCHOLOGY. THE TEXT CONTAINS MATERIALS ON CURRENT TRENDS AND PRACTICES IN REHABILITATION OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS, THE JUVENILE OFFENDER AND HIS ENVIRONMENT, PREDICTING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, CAUSES OF CRIME, SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF THE MALE AND FEMALE JUVENILE DELINQUENT, AND INSTITUTIONAL BEHAVIOR. INFORMATION IS ALSO GIVEN ON THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO DRUG ABUSE AND DELINQUENCY, SPECIAL DRUG ABUSE REHABILITATION APPROACHES, EFFECTS OF MOOD ALTERING DRUGS, LANGUAGE OF THE DRUG ABUSER AND CASE STUDIES OF YOUTHFUL DELINQUENTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)