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... > social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > community corrections > diversion and probation > wilderness experience
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > crime and deviance > community corrections > diversion and probation > wilderness experience
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > diversion and probation > wilderness experience
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > diversion and probation > wilderness experience
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > community corrections > diversion and probation > wilderness experience

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wilderness experience  

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  • The wilderness experience, commonly delivered in a corrections context as a wilderness program, is considered a therapeutic intervention for juvenile offenders. Wilderness programs provide residential placement, education, and a therapeutic component for delinquent youths that are alternative to the more conventional, secure detention institutions of juvenile corrections. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections; Wilderness Experience]

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