Journal Article

An Afrocentric Program for African American Males in the Juvenile Justice System

Harvey, Aminifu R., Coleman, Antoinette A.

1997

Overview

Though the juvenile justice system provides an array of interventions, culturally relevant programs are necessary to deal with the myriad social problems, including an escalating crime rate, facing high-risk African American adolescent males. This article presents an Afrocentric approach to service delivery for these youths and their families.

• Publisher: Child Welfare League of America, Inc
• Subject: Adolescent / Adolescent Behavior / Adolescent boys / Adolescents / African American Children / African Americans / Afrocentrism / Black American people / Black culture / Black Family / Black people / Blacks / Boys / Child welfare / CLINICAL TECHNIQUES AND TREATMENT MODELS / Communication Skills / Community Relations / Conflict Resolution / Counseling / Crime / Criminal justice / Criminal statistics / Crisis Intervention / Cultural Awareness / Cultural Relevance / Delinquency / Delinquency Prevention / Delinquent Rehabilitation / Emotional Problems / Families & family life / Family - psychology / Family Counseling / Family Environment / Family Role / Family Support / Family Therapy / High risk / Humans / Individual Characteristics / Individual Counseling / Individual Development / Intervention / Juvenile Courts / Juvenile Delinquency / Juvenile Delinquency - psychology / Juvenile Justice / Juvenile justice system / Juvenile Offenders / Learning Problems / Locus of Control / MAAT Center for Human and Organizational Enhance / Male / Males / Mental Health / Opportunities / Parent Child Relationship / Peer Groups / Psychological Services / Psychology, Adolescent / Religious Factors / Resistance (Psychology) / Rites of Passage / Self Concept / Service delivery / Social conditions / Social Problems / Social Services / Teenagers / Treatment Programs / United States / Washington, D.C / Youth Problems