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Professionals' Perspectives On Juvenile Recidivism, Maribel Lopez
Professionals' Perspectives On Juvenile Recidivism, Maribel Lopez
Theses Digitization Project
This study identified important risk factors that literature has shown to contribute to juvenile recidivism. Probation officers and social workers were able to provide their professional opinions on the nature of these risk factors.
Juvenile Offenders' Self-Perceptions Of Resilience During An Intervention Program, Erik Gerald Roth
Juvenile Offenders' Self-Perceptions Of Resilience During An Intervention Program, Erik Gerald Roth
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The purpose of this study is to gain understanding into the effects that juvenile offender treatment facilities have on the nurturance of protective factors leading to resilience in juvenile offenders. This research study looks into juvenile offenders self-perceptions of factors associated with resilience during an intervention program. It breaks resilience into two categories, traits shown to be associated with resilience, known as internal traits, and protective factors shown to lead to resilience, known as external traits. Data on these two categories were obtained through offender self-report. In order to collect information on the resilience levels of those within their programs, …