A Delphi Investigation of Staff Development Needs of the Child-Care Personnel in the Juvenile Detention Facilities in the State of Texas

This investigation was concerned with the problem that the staff development needs of child-care personnel in juvenile detention facilities in the State of Texas have not been identified and described. The study utilizes the Delphi technique in determining juvenile detention administrators' per...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brown, Melvin, 1941-
Other Authors: Newsom, Ron
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: North Texas State University 1985
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Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331443/
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Summary:This investigation was concerned with the problem that the staff development needs of child-care personnel in juvenile detention facilities in the State of Texas have not been identified and described. The study utilizes the Delphi technique in determining juvenile detention administrators' perceptions of the skills/knowledge required to be a competent detention child-care worker. The assumption was made that detention administrators can supply relevant input to study.