The Prosocial Gang: Implementing Aggression Replacement Training

An effective gang intervention programme, Aggression Replacement Training (ART), is the subject of this book. Rearrest rates and other outcome results support the success of a project using the ART intervention approach with a series of very aggressive juvenile gangs in New York. Working with gangs as a unit, the goal was not only to teach them anger control and other skills, but to do so in such a way that their real-world reference group (the gang) was turned, as much as possible, into a prosocial rather than an antisocial support group. In addition, the book provides a thorough introduction to the history of gangs, current gang demographics, gang aggression and its etiology, as well as a review an

Politics & Social Sciences

Goldstein, Arnold

Glick, Barry

Carthan, Wilma

Blancero, Douglas

Social Sciences

Sage Publications, Inc.

An effective gang intervention programme, Aggression Replacement Training (ART), is the subject of this book. Rearrest rates and other outcome results support the success of a project using the ART intervention approach with a series of very aggressive juvenile gangs in New York. Working with gangs as a unit, the goal was not only to teach them anger control and other skills, but to do so in such a way that their real-world reference group (the gang) was turned, as much as possible, into a prosocial rather than an antisocial support group. In addition, the book provides a thorough introduction to the history of gangs, current gang demographics, gang aggression and its etiology, as well as a review an

This book is now out of print. It has been published as a third edition that is available with the ISBN 9780878226375.

Aggression Replacement Training: A Comprehensive Intervention for Aggressive Youth

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Gibbs, John C.

Goldstein, Arnold P.

Psychology & Counseling

Research Pr Pub

This is a newly-revised and expanded edition of the groundbreaking program originally developed by Dr. Arnold P. Goldstein and Dr. Barry Glick. Aggression Replacement Training ART offers a powerful intervention for teaching at-risk youth to understand and replace aggression and antisocial behavior with positive alternatives. Includes user-friendly session-by-session guidelines for implementation. The book provides a coordinated, three-part training approach: Prosocial Skills, Anger Control and Moral Reasoning for grades 6 to 12. The authors address trainee motivation and resistance, enhancing performance generalization, and recent applications in schools and other settings. Appendixes include guidelines, checklists, moral reasoning problem situations, and summaries of outcome evaluations. The accompanying CD provides PDFs of all the reproducible forms and student handouts.

This resource includes sixteen essays, written by experienced professionals focus on issues relevant to juvenile justice practitioners. Offers guidance on policy formulation and direction, program development and administration, training and evaluation, and system issues. Explores multicultural training and cross-cultural counseling, managing recreation, recognizing multi-variable training options, developing aftercare services, and handling budgeting concerns. In addition, it addresses the issue of devising public relations strategies, recognizing special needs and concerns of the female offender, staffing treatment programs, and understanding the role of professional associations in devising effective strategies to manage juvenile delinquency.

Managing Delinquency Programs That Work

Reference

Amer Correctional Assn

Book by Glick, Barry, Sturgeon, William, Venator-Santiago, Charles R.

No Time to Play: Youthful Offenders in Adult Correctional Systems

Venator-Santiago, Charles R.

Sturgeon, William

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Glick, Barry. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Glick, Barry

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Glick, Barry. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

The Prosocial Gang: Implementing Aggression Replacement Training

The Prosocial Gang: Implementing Aggression Replacement Training

Aggression Replacement Training: A Comprehensive Intervention for Aggressive Youth

Aggression Replacement Training: A Comprehensive Intervention for Aggressive Youth

Managing Delinquency Programs That Work

No Time to Play: Youthful Offenders in Adult Correctional Systems