Complete 1 page APA formatted essay: Services to At-Rick Youth Programme.Download file "Services to At-Rick Youth Programme" to see previous pages... Participants are ages 7 to 17 and referred to the

Complete 1 page APA formatted essay: Services to At-Rick Youth Programme.

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Participants are ages 7 to 17 and referred to the program for four groups---running away, truancy, family conflict, or involvement in an offense.(What) (STAR Program Evaluation , Criminal Justice Policy Council, March 2003, Tony Fabelo, Executive Director). The STAR programme is conducted, keeping in mind the various influences on young minds,

especially designed for the children in the age group between 7 to 17. The pre-test is administered when the child exhibits any kind of the above mentioned problems. The post-test is taken up after the completion of the programme. The time period between the pre-test and the post-test could vary between 2 months to 6 months. (When)

The procedure adopted is an interview method, with both open-ended and closed-ended questions. The process of questioning will be such that the interviewee does not feel intimidated, but is egged on to share information. The idea is to ask specific area-related questions, to get exact direct answers, instead of confusing and vague ones. Surveys could also be conducted to measure the efficacy of the programme. The Likert scale is adopted to know the quantitative mapping of data.