Turning the tide of male juvenile delinquency : the Ocean Tides approach / Lawrence C. Grebstein, Ph.D., ABPP, Judy A. Van Wyk, Ph.D.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grebstein, Lawrence C., author.

Van Wyk, Judy A., author.

Contributor:

Ocean Tides (Rhode Island)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenile delinquency--Rhode Island.

Juvenile delinquency.

Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation--Rhode Island.

Juvenile delinquents.

Juvenile detention homes--Rhode Island.

Juvenile detention homes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (327 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Research evidence now supports the prediction that juvenile delinquents fare significantly better in rehabilitative programs than in youth prisons or home confinement.This book constitutes a groundbreaking, how-to roadmap for developing and implementing an effective rehabilitative program for delinquent youth.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Share Turning the Tide of Male Juvenile Delinquency: The Ocean Tides Approach""; ""Chapter 1: Ocean Tides Rising: History""; ""Juvenile Delinquency in the United States""; ""The Situation in Rhode Island""; ""The Founding of the Ocean Tides Program""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Currents: Who the Boys Are""; ""Intake Criteria""; ""The Ocean Tides Data Project""; ""Database Size""; ""Missing Data""; ""Data Contents""; ""Description of Ocean Tides Boys""; ""Age at Entry""

""Family or Home SES""""Race""; ""Immigration""; ""Family Structure""; ""Family Stability""; ""Parental Drug and Alcohol Abuse""; ""Family Members' Official Criminal Charges""; ""Parental Abandonment and Rejection""; ""Child Abuse""; ""Official Charges""; ""Gang and Gun Involvement""; ""Other Problem Behaviors and Attitudes""; ""Psychological Characteristics""; ""Behavioral Medications""; ""School Performance""; ""Career Goals and Hobbies""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: Explaining the Ocean Tides: Theory""; ""Agnew's General Theory of Crime""; ""Cultural Influences""

""Outside Factors""""Strains in the Five Life Domains""; ""Constraints and Reinforcements""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4: An Undertow: Personal Child Abuse Victimization and Exposure to Parental Interpersonal Violence""; ""Personal Child Abuse, Exposure to PIPV, and Violent Behavior""; ""Samples of Youth Exposure to PIPV""; ""Measures of Family Violence""; ""The Ocean Tides Study and Violence""; ""Exposure to PIPV Measures in the Ocean Tides Study""; ""Personal Child Abuse Measures in the Ocean Tides Study""; ""Violent Behavior Measures in the Ocean Tides Study""

""Exposure to PIPV, Personal Child Abuse, and Violence""""What Increases the Likelihood of Violent Behavior?""; ""What Increases the Intensity of Violent Behavior?""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 5: Charting a Course: The Program at Ocean Tides""; ""Program Administration""; ""Staff Development and Evaluation""; ""Treatment Teams""; ""Confidentiality""; ""Program Oversight""; ""Children's Rights to Report Suspected Abuse or Neglect""; ""Reporting of Actual or Alleged Child Abuse or Neglect""; ""Children's Bill of Rights""; ""Program Staffing""; ""Group Living""

""Philosophy of Group Living""""Coverage of a Typical Day's Activities""; ""Formal Education""; ""Educational Philosophy""; ""Educational Goals""; ""School Programming""; ""School Calendar""; ""School Orientation""; ""Student Evaluation""; ""Daily School Procedures""; ""Role of the Teacher""; ""Role of the Principal""; ""Role of the Assistant Principal""; ""Role of the Director of Special Education""; ""Role of the Guidance Counselor-Work/Study Coordinator""; ""Special Classes and Programs""; ""Teacher Evaluations""; ""Social Services and Counseling""; ""Social Services Department""

""Social Services Goals""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8261-2909-9

OCLC:

914473800