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'Can these puppets prevent juvenile crime?'

The title of this post is the headline of an interesting item from Change.org's Criminal Justice Blog, where Matt Kelley points to:a video of a talk by Theodore Beauchaine, a psychology professor at the University of Washington, who says that brain science can predict criminal activity in some kids and should be a factor in targeting treatment. Treatment for kids with signs of hyperactivity, when it's delivered by age three, can decrease the chance they'll land in the juvenile justice system by 75 percent, he said. And one of the approaches that's working is - you guessed it - puppets. The Incredible Years is a program for young kids that uses the puppets above - and other techniques - to train hyperactive and aggressive kids in social skills...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on August 19, 2009 (boomark / email).