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PARENT DELINQUENT EDUCATION PROGRAM - EVALUATION REPORT

NCJ Number
32029
Author(s)
R L JACKSON
Date Published
Unknown
Length
17 pages
Annotation
EAST CHICAGO YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU PROJECT TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF POTENTIAL DELINQUENTS AND DEVISE BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PRESCRIPTIONS TO BE USED BY PARENT COUNSELORS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS.
Abstract
TWELVE CHILDREN FROM AGES 9 TO 15 PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. PROVIDED ARE DATA ON THE SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FAMILIES. THE EVALUATION CONSISTED OF MEASUREMENTS OF PARENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR CHILDREN'S RESPONSES TO A QUESTIONNAIRE MEASURING SOCIAL NORMS, SELF-CONCEPT, NEGATIVE HOME LABELING, AND NEGATIVE SCHOOL LABELING.