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This 3 page research paper offers an overview of a study conducted by Lancaster, et al (2011), which pertains to the efficacy of a psycho-educational program at a university-operated community center. The writer discusses the parameters of this study, its findings, and also alternative interventions in regards to intervention programs for juveniles. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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recidivism rate than a matched sample of youthful offenders enrolled in community probationary programs. In this study, the dependent variable is the rate of recidivism and the independent variable is
the program intervention to which the juvenile offenders were exposed. The study sample consisted of 120 youths who were predominantly of Latino/a extraction for whom the court had mandated
attendance at a counseling program. The participants who fit the criteria for study inclusion successfully completed the centers counseling program between 2004 and 2008 whose parents had indicated their permission
for their childs data to be used in regards to research. A control sample was derived from utilizing data obtained from a juvenile justice database, by which the researchers were
able to obtain data on juveniles who had attended community-based probationary programs. As this indicates, data collection occurred ex post facto, therefore, it was impossible to incorporate a random design
using this approach to the subject. Four sociological concepts and one theory in understanding research: The juvenile justice system uses a variety of sociological concepts in formulating intermediate sanctions for
juveniles, other than the treatment program employed in this intervention study. For example, juveniles may be mandated to perform community service, with imprisonment looming as a penalty if the juvenile
fails to perform the mandated service (Barkan and Bryjak, 2011). Other strategies include house arrest, with electronic monitoring to ensure compliance; intensive supervision; and shock probation, which consists of incarceration
within a paramilitary setting (Barkan and Bryjak, 2011). The concept behind these boot camps is that the experience will instill "respect for authority, a sense of responsibility and a reluctance
to reoffend" in juvenile offenders (Barkan and Bryjak, 2011, p. 505). There are various theories as to why adolescents and young adults commit crimes, but a prevalent theory is
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