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Comparison of Effectiveness: Behavioural and Talk-based Alcohol Education Courses for Court-referred Young Offenders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Steve Baldwin ,
Nick Heathers ,
Alan Lawson ,
Ian Robertson ,
Jimmy Mooney  and
Frankie Braggins
Steve Baldwin
Affiliation:
Neighbourhood Networks Project, TACADE, Salford
Nick Heathers
Affiliation:
Neighbourhood Networks Project, TACADE, Salford
Alan Lawson
Affiliation:
Neighbourhood Networks Project, TACADE, Salford
Jimmy Mooney
Affiliation:
Neighbourhood Networks Project, TACADE, Salford
Frankie Braggins
Affiliation:
Neighbourhood Networks Project, TACADE, Salford
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Referrals for young males with drink-related offending behaviours were obtained from local courts. Following an assessment interview, young offenders completed either a talk-based Alcohol Education Course (AEC) or a behavioural AEC. At follow-up interviews, differences in dependent variables of offending and drinking behaviour were observed. The results are discussed in the context of their possible implications for practice.

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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , April 1991 , pp. 157 - 172
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1991

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