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Written by scholars who have practical experience in corrections, the readable essays in this one-of-a-kind collection draw on real-world experiences to illustrate theoretical and methodological concepts and demonstrate approaches to corrections practice. Spanning the three general types of correctional environments—incarceration, community corrections, and juvenile corrections—the essays discuss working in prisons or prison systems, juvenile residential and community corrections, and probation and parole.
Helping Residential Youth Pursue Their Interests: Good for Youth and the Youth Worker
Helping Residential Youth Pursue Their Interests: Good for Youth and the Youth Worker
Introduction: Professor Johnson was a youth worker in a residential treatment facility. Providing another frontline perspective, he reflects on his past experiences helping residents pursue their creative interests. He discusses an art and recreation program and three youth with whom he worked closely. Based on personal experience and scholarly work on corrections programs, he argues that helping system-involved youth pursue their creative interests gives staff an important part to play in treatment and institutional management. Johnson reports enjoyable experiences working with youth with serious offending and victimization issues. He believes that by helping youth pursue their interests, he was ...
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