Treating chronic juvenile offenders : advances made through the Oregon multidimensional treatment foster care model /

This book presents several promising methods for treating chronic juvenile offenders that have proved to be effective in reducing juvenile crime. The book features the Oregon Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) program, which has emerged as an intervention model for chronic juvenile offend...

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Main Author:	Chamberlain, Patricia
Corporate Author:	American Psychological Association
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [2003]
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Law and public policy.
Subjects:	Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care Program. Juvenile delinquents > Rehabilitation > United States. Foster home care > United States. Juvenile recidivists > United States. Juvenile Delinquency > rehabilitation > United States. Foster Home Care > United States. Foster home care. Juvenile delinquents > Rehabilitation. Juvenile recidivists. United States. Electronic books.
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Summary:	This book presents several promising methods for treating chronic juvenile offenders that have proved to be effective in reducing juvenile crime. The book features the Oregon Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) program, which has emerged as an intervention model for chronic juvenile offenders who are already placed out of the home, typically incarcerated or in residential treatment facilities. The author presents and discusses factors that are known to influence the onset and escalation of antisocial behavior along with their implications for the design and implementation of community-based programs. She also describes variations of MTFC for specific populations such as girls and young children with behavioral disorders. Throughout the book, the author draws from the rich history of research on the development and treatment of antisocial behavior in children and adolescents, which has paved the way for the articulation of intervention models aimed at working with some of society's most troublesome youngsters. This book is intended for clinicians, community program administrators, researchers, policymakers, judges, and attorneys. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved).
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 186 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-173) and index.