Off School, In Court: An Experimental and Psychiatric Investigation of Severe School Attendance Problems
This book is concerned with an investigation of severe school attendance problems. The purpose of this study is to integrate and synthesize related research carried out over the last ten years on this important social problem. The research describes the first use of randomly controlled trials by the courts in Great Britain and the psychiatric assessment of a non-clinical population of poor attenders. The approach provides new and interesting data and a good methodological example of the use of randomized experiments by the courts.
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Off School, In Court: An Experimental and Psychiatric Investigation of Severe School Attendance Problems
This book is concerned with an investigation of severe school attendance problems. The purpose of this study is to integrate and synthesize related research carried out over the last ten years on this important social problem. The research describes the first use of randomly controlled trials by the courts in Great Britain and the psychiatric assessment of a non-clinical population of poor attenders. The approach provides new and interesting data and a good methodological example of the use of randomized experiments by the courts.
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Off School, In Court: An Experimental and Psychiatric Investigation of Severe School Attendance Problems

Off School, In Court: An Experimental and Psychiatric Investigation of Severe School Attendance Problems

Off School, In Court: An Experimental and Psychiatric Investigation of Severe School Attendance Problems

Off School, In Court: An Experimental and Psychiatric Investigation of Severe School Attendance Problems

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This book is concerned with an investigation of severe school attendance problems. The purpose of this study is to integrate and synthesize related research carried out over the last ten years on this important social problem. The research describes the first use of randomly controlled trials by the courts in Great Britain and the psychiatric assessment of a non-clinical population of poor attenders. The approach provides new and interesting data and a good methodological example of the use of randomized experiments by the courts.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781461283911
Publisher: Springer New York
Publication date: 11/05/2011
Series: Research in Criminology Series
Edition description: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
Pages: 142
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.01(d)

Table of Contents

Contents: Compulsory Education and Failure to Go to School.- Juvenile Courts and Truancy.- Truancy and the Juvenile Courts in Leeds.- Supervision or Adjournment.- Frequency of Adjournment.- Interviews.- Are Interim-Care Orders a Necessary Part of the Adjournment System?- Features of Severe School Attendance Problems.- The Use of the Randomized Experiment to Evaluate Alternative Court Disposals.- The Leeds Truancy Project: A Magistrate's View.- Conclusions.- Appendix A.- Appendix B.- Author Index.- Subject Index.

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