Teen Court Counseling Groups: Facilitating Positive Change for Adolescents Who Are First-Time Juvenile Offenders
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2014
Abstract
Teen Court is a promising type of diversion program offered to adolescents who have been arrested for first-time misdemeanors, serving as a voluntary and effective alternative to the juvenile justice system. Diversion programs that use group counseling as a mandatory component of sentencing demonstrate initial success in reducing recidivism rates in national outcome studies. In this article, the authors provide a description of 1 Teen Court counseling group model, offer pilot evaluation data, and highlight the implications of implementing Teen Court counseling groups for group counselors.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Journal for Specialists in Group Work
First Page
345
Last Page
365
Recommended Citation
Choate, L., & Manton, J. (2014). Teen Court Counseling Groups: Facilitating Positive Change for Adolescents Who Are First-Time Juvenile Offenders. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 39 (4), 345-365. https://doi.org/10.1080/01933922.2014.948236