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Notes Self Assessment
2. Multiple Choice Questions
Choose the correct option:
(i) ...................... is keystone of the comp programme.
(a) Group counceling (b) Community planning
(c) Pscho- analytic method (d) Persuasion
(ii) Treatment of delinquent children is done by-
(a) catharsis (b) persuasion (c) suggestion (d) psychotherapy
(iii) ...................... means the avoidance of under repression-
(a) Depression (b) Catharsis (c) Persuasion
(d) Community planning
(iv) Which of the following is not purpose of prevention of delinquent children.
(a) attitudes (b) moral value (c) social behaviour (d) arrogant
24.4 Teaching Strategies for Delinquent Children

(1) Adequate Schooling: Adequate schooling can contribute a great deal towards the prevention and
control of delinquency by playing a more responsible role. Personality development of children is
largely influenced by the schooling. That is why, in many affluent societies, attempts are being made
to make the school an extension of home with the same atmosphere of informality and freedom.
First, the school needs trained teachers with high moral character. They must be prepared to solve
the problems of the studetns psychologically. In the school education must be imparted according to
the child's interests and abilities. Besides this, the school must have library and recreational facilites.
Children must be encouraged to read. They are to be motivated by the teachers. Further, a coordination
between homes and schools should be maintained. Teachers and parents should inform each other
about the problems of the child.
(2) Recreational Activities: Research reports show that the recreational activities play an important
role in preventing delinquency. In rural areas, the lack of healthy recreation and of a community
centre may induce youths to make their gathering place with gamblers, prostitutes and other dubious
acquantances. Poor children living in slums do not have facilities for any healthy recreation. In most
cases, it is necessary to take the child away from its unhealthy surroundings. It is wise to institute
active guidance, allowing the child to establish new emotional bonds with healthy people. Improper
use of liesure time is another sole cause of delinquency in children. Properly organised and supervised
play and recreation can not only prevent delinquency among children but also improve their physical
and mental health. Organised recreation has therapeutic values the provision of adequate broad-
based recreation services may make a substantial measurable contribution to the dimension of the
problem of juvenile delinquency.
School Environment: School environment can be made conducive for learning with help of the
following measures:
(1) Only good and trained teacher should be appointed.
(2) Individual attention should be paid to children.
(3) Healthy recreational and co-curricular activities should be provided.
(4) Teacher should teach according to the age, ability and level of the students. He should pace
with students.
(5) A.V. aids and library facilities should be used to make lesson more interesting.
(6) Teacher should select right teaching strategies.

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