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NCJ Number: NCJ 015555  
Title: USE OF RECREATION AS A THERAPEUTIC TOOL IN TREATING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
Journal: JUVENILE JUSTICE  Volume:25  Issue:2  Dated:(AUGUST 1974)  Pages:56-63
Author(s): M H GARRIOTT
Corporate Author: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
United States
Publication Date: 1974
Pages: 8
Origin: United States
Language: English
Annotation: THE AUTHOR CONTENDS THAT PLAY AND GAME THERAPY ARE USEFUL BOTH AS DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS AND AS EMOTIONAL OUTLETS FOR FEELINGS OF FRUSTRATION AND AGGRESSION.
Abstract: VARIOUS BOOKS AND STUDIES THAT HAVE DEALT WITH THE VALUE OF RECREATION IN TREATING DELINQUENCY ARE DISCUSSED BRIEFLY. THE AUTHOR POINTS OUT THAT WHILE IT IS NOT A CURE-ALL FOR DELINQUENCY PROBLEMS, IT SHOULD BE, INCORPORATED INTO PROGRAMS DEALING WITH DELINQUENT YOUTH.
Index Term(s): Recreation ; Treatment
 
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