Computerized assessment programming (CAP): A prescriptive strategy for delinquents

✍ Scribed by Dan D. Linkenhoker; Lawrence T. McCarron

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1974
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 534 KB
• Volume: 19
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 8756-6079
• DOI: 10.1002/bs.3830190405

✦ Synopsis

A complex, trilevel computerized system designed for the generation of specific diagnostic statements, individualized prescriptive remedial plans and data storage for research with a juvenile delinquent population is described. The system output is a comprehensive, timely and accurate diagnostic report capable of identifying specific problem areas related to delinquency and capable of offering individualized intervention techniques in each area for use by institutional staff, parents and teachers. This automation provides juvenile judges, probation officers and institutional staff with crucial diagnostic services that offer greater amounts of information with reduced time and consultation costs. Standards utilized in the construction of this system are presented as guidelines for the development of other computer assisted diagnostic programs.

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UVENILE delinquents are frequently char-J acterized by a variety of behavioral,