Transcription of Functional Family Therapy
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Department of JusticeOffice of Justice ProgramsOffice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency PreventionJohn J. Wilson, Acting AdministratorFrom the AdministratorWhile a number of States andcommunities are turning to punitiveapproaches to addressing juvenilecrime, research indicates that suchapproaches, despite their high cost,are largely ineffective. Juvenile offen-ders removed from their families andcommunities eventually return, andunless their underlying behavioralproblems have been treated effectively,these problems are likely to contributeto further Family Therapy (FFT)draws on a multisystemic perspectivein its Family -based prevention andintervention efforts.
practice that is flexibly structured and cul-turally sensitive—and also accountable to youth, their families, and the community. Functional Family Therapy The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delin-quency Prevention (OJJDP) is dedicated to preventing and reversing trends of increased delinquency and violence among adoles-cents.
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