NCJ Number
11261
Date Published
1970
Length
130 pages
Annotation
STRUCTURE PROGRAM, AND OPERATION OF THE KENNEDY YOUTH CENTER IN MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA.
Abstract
THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, WHICH PLACES EACH YOUTH INTO A TREATMENT-RELATED BEHAVIORAL CATEGORY BASED ON HIS PERFORMANCE ON TESTS ADMINISTERED TO HIM. SECTION TWO GIVES A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE FIVE BEHAVIOR CATEGORIES AND THE OBJECTIVES SET FOR EACH GROUP. SECTION THREE DISCUSSES THE TREATMENT STRATEGIES, CITING THE USE OF COUNSELORS, A VARIETY OF STUDENT PROGRAMS, AND BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION TECHNIQUES. SECTION FOUR PRESENTS AN EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM AND ITS THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS. AN APPENDIX IS INCLUDED, WHICH CONTAINS STATISTICS ON THE STUDENT POPULATION, AS WELL AS A COPY OF THE STUDENT HANDBOOK.