A Time for Skepticism

Specific research findings are introduced to demonstrate the absence of reliable data supporting claims for the effectiveness of delinquency treatment programs currently in use. Progress in this field will be encouraged if those responsible for treatment programs apply various techniques with a great deal of skepticism, testing their effectiveness systematically and evaluating them ob jectively. Continued innovation is urged, but cast in the form of careful field experimentation.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/67860/2/10.1177_001112877402000105.pd