Practitioners in youth justice facilities encourage their staff to develop positive relationships with the youth in their care with the aim of establishing a therapeutic alliance to address the causes of offending. This Dutch study investigates how workers might tailor their interactions with incarcerated youth to enhance such an alliance. The study The study involved 47 youths across two juvenile…
Month: June 2018
Paying teachers additional salary to conduct home visits improves school attendance (i.e. $US40 per home visit)
Introduction Previous posts have noted the importance of education in providing young people in OoHC and YJ with a pathway out of the consequences of trauma and poverty (see here, here and here). The problem is getting these young people to attend school. Given that education is such a pivotal gateway to a better life, I am willing to consider…