ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION TECHNIQUE USED IN TREATING JUVENILE DELINQUENTS IN BORSTAL TRAINING INSTITUTE KADUNA
ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION TECHNIQUE USED IN TREATING JUVENILE DELINQUENTS IN BORSTAL TRAINING INSTITUTE KADUNA
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1993
Authors
DOGO, NA'OMI MALLAM
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Abstract
This research work assessed the effectiveness
of t h e behavior modification technique used in
Borstal Training Institute , Kaduna, for the purpose
of reforming juvenile delinquents taken therefore
treatment . The institution has, on the average,
at any given time, an inmate population of about
450 delinquents, 24 instructors and 8 social
welfare officers . It is from this target
population that six inmates of the sample study group
and one social welfare officer were randomly
selected (hat draw technique ) . Three of the
sampled inmates were new arrivals and the other
three were graduands. All of them were taken to
t h e Borstal Training Institute on the grounds of
h a b i t u a l s t e a l i n g.
The study, which is descriptiv e (quasi experiment)
in n a t u r e has, as i t s methodology,
used interviews, questionnaire and close contact
observation of the sample study group to obtain
t h e information and data on which t h e assessment
depends. These tools made it possible to probe
into the backgrounds of the inmates, the technique
used by the institution, the mode of applying the
technique for desired effect and the observable
behaviour change in the graduands. The HO
formulated for the purpose of the study which
stated that "there is no significant difference
between the effect of the observed behaviour
modification technique and what is expected" was
retained. The three-grade system was found to be
in use at the Borstal Training I n s t i t u t e . This
three grade system combines counselling and
observation. On the whole the out come of the
technique (three-grade system) employed was
observed to be acceptably effective in modifying
behaviour of the delinquents of the Kaduna Borstal
Training I n s t i t u t e.
However, it was observed that on graduation,
no attempts are made by the institution to find out
how any of the ex-inmates cope with l i f e outside
the i n s t i t u t e . To the researcher t h i s is something
of serious lapse and thus recommendation has
emphasised the need to redress this oversight.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO POST GRADUATE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA
Keywords
ASSESSMENT, EFFECTIVENESS, BEHAVIOUR, MODIFICATION, TECHNIQUE, TREATING, JUVENILE, DELINQUENTS, BORSTAL, TRAINING, INSTITUTE, KADUNA