Young people’s Perception of Group Climate in Juvenile Justice Centers in an Australian State, a Pilot Study
| Autor: | Peer van der Helm, Veronique van Miert, Anna Dekker, Murray Robinson |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Management and Organisation |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Adolescent
Victoria media_common.quotation_subject self-determination Pilot Projects group climate young people Group Processes juvenile justice centers Pathology and Forensic Medicine Self-determination Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) State (polity) Perception Juvenile Delinquency Humans relational security Juvenile Positive behavior Justice (ethics) Psychology Social psychology Applied Psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 66(8), 856-875. SAGE Publications Inc. van Miert, V S L, Dekker, A L, van der Helm, P & Robinson, M 2022, ' Young people’s Perception of Group Climate in Juvenile Justice Centers in an Australian State, a Pilot Study ', International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, vol. 66, no. 8, pp. 856-875 . https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X211022664 |
| ISSN: | 1552-6933 0306-624X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0306624x211022664 |
| Popis: | There is ample evidence to demonstrate that a positive group climate in juvenile justice centers contributes to improvements in motivation for positive behavior and reducing incidents and even recidivism. Being provided opportunities for growth and development and being actively supported by well-trained staff creates a positive atmosphere and minimal repression. Such a pedagogical group climate is strongly related to fulfilling the basic psychological needs of the young people and is promoted by relational security. Following a series of challenging situations inside youth justice centers in Australia, we explored the opportunities for investing in staff training on awareness of basic psychological needs of these young people and introducing the concept of an open, positive group climate. This study reports the results of an explorative measurement of perceived group climate in four units of two juvenile justice centers in Victoria (Australia). The young people ( N = 57) were provided with the Prison Group Climate Instrument. The results of the group climate research and a cross-cultural comparison show that there are inherent strengths but also important opportunities for improvement in the group climate experienced by young people. Recommendations to improve the group climate are discussed in this paper. |
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