NCJ Number
37347
Date Published
1975
Length
8 pages
Annotation
IN ORDER FOR JUVENILE SOCIAL THERAPEUTIC INSTITUTIONS TO BE EFFECTIVE, IT MUST BE UNDERSTOOD THAT DIFFERENT TYPES OF ASOCIAL BEHAVIOR HAVE DIFFERENT ORIGINS AND REQUIRE CORRESPONDINGLY DIFFERENT TREATMENT METHODS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR, A THERAPIST IN A WEST GERMAN INSTITUTION, USES A CLASSIFICATION SCHEME BY PETER SCOTT, AN ENGLISH JUVENILE THERAPIST, TO SHOW THE DIVERSE CHARACTER OF SOCIAL MALADJUSTMENT. THIS SCHEME CLASSIFIES JUVENILES IN TERMS OF THE DISRUPTION OR DISORIENTATION OF THE SOCIAL LEARNING PROCESS IN THEIR PAST DEVELOPMENT. --IN GERMAN