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Comparative effectiveness of two institutional treatment programs for delinquents

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This paper compares the long-term effectiveness of two treatment programs for delinquent boys confined in the same California Youth Authority institution. Analysis of parole violation rates showed that boys assigned to a 20-bed living unit remained longer on parole than control subjects assigned to an identically staffed living unit housing 50 boys. Analysis of outcomes according to type of subject revealed that neurotic subjects gained most from the intensive program, whereas nonneurotic subjects did equally well in either program.

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    Carl F. Jesness

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This study was sponsored by a grant from the Rosenberg Foundation to the California Youth Authority. The author wishes to thank Mrs. Jackson Chance, Executive Director of the Foundation for her support. Many persons in the California Youth Authority contributed time and effort to the project and to them goes our appreciation. The author is also grateful to William Meridith for his statistical consultation.

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Jesness, C.F. Comparative effectiveness of two institutional treatment programs for delinquents. Child Youth Care Forum 1, 119–130 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01538995

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