Inmates as Clinical Sociologists: The Use of Sociodrama in a Nontraditional Delinquency prevention Program

In spite of considerable research in the area of adolescent delinquency, there continue to be few viable delinquency prevention programs operating within the criminal justice system which draw upon substantive social scientific theory. This article reports on a dynamic inmate run delinquency prevent...

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Published in:International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology 1984-01, Vol.28 (2), p.117-124
Main Author: Berg, Bruce L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Community relations
Delinquency, juvenile
Juvenile delinquency
Juvenile offenders
Medical sciences
Prevention
Prevention/Preventive
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social behavior disorders. Criminal behavior. Delinquency
Social research
Social work
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Summary:In spite of considerable research in the area of adolescent delinquency, there continue to be few viable delinquency prevention programs operating within the criminal justice system which draw upon substantive social scientific theory. This article reports on a dynamic inmate run delinquency preventative program currently in operation at Auburn Correctional Facility. In addition to briefly describing several of the innovative clinical sociological techniques which have emerged in this program, this article suggests some of the weaknesses which this, and similarly geared delinquency preventative programs face.
ISSN:0306-624X
1552-6933
DOI:10.1177/0306624X8402800205