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Capital Offender Group
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leaders also provide an assess-
ment of each student's participa-
tion in the group and make
recommendations regarding the
student's readiness for release
once they have completed their
minimum length of stay.
The first structured group was
completed in February 1989, with
eight students participating with
varying degrees of intensity. The
second group which began
March 14 with eight youth is al-
GOP Training conducted
On January 24 an agencywide
training was conducted in Austin
in the new placement, move-
ment and discipline policies. In-
stitutional superintendents,
regional directors, central office
administrators and a few other
field staff attended the training.
Field administrators then trained
their respective staffs and
policies were implemented on
February 13. Jay Lindgren,
Deputy Executive Director, told
the group that having policies
will allow staff to make program
and disciplinary decisions
without having to wonder
whether policy supports them.
He said, "the policies will make
us all more accountable."ready underway with positive in-
dications. Analysis of pre and
post tests, as well as comparisons
between pilot and structured
groups will be conducted in the
near future, with ongoing
refinement, enhancement, and
expansion considered as resour-
ces are made available.Neil Nichols, Assistant Execu-
tive Director for Professional Ser-
vices, presented the new
disciplinary system and due
process requirements. Nichols
noted that most of the new
policies don't totally change the
system but do bring all the pieces
together in a more coordinated
system. Implementation of
these and other new policies
should bring TYC into com-
pliance with most of the
American Correctional Associa-
tion standards.
In addition to placement,
movement and discipline
(Continued on page 6)NOTES is published quarterly
by the Texas Youth Commis-
sion, 8900 Shoal Creek
Boulevard, P. O. Box 9999, Aus-
tin, Texas 78766, 512/452-8111.
Contributing information
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Board members include:
Larry F. York, Austin,
Chairman
Susan Bush, Athens,
Vice Chairman;
Richard Abalos, Odessa
Comer J. Cottrell, Dallas
Kenneth S. George, Dallas
Rev. Floyd N.Williams, Sr.
Houston
Ron Jackson
Executive Director
AIDS Training
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Following the training, par-
ticipants will initiate adolescent
focused AIDS prevention ac-
tivities in their respective agen-
cies.
Statistics from the Center for
Disease Control have indicated
that the incidence of AIDS/HIV
infection in the adolescent age
groups is increasing. This
workshop was designed to focus
prevention strategies to reduce
the spread of AIDS among young
people.
Klug named to A.I.A.
R.B. Klug, the Texas Youth
Commission's Chief of Construc-
tion, has been named to the
American Institute of Architect's
1989 Architecture for Justice Ex-
hibition Jury.
The six member jury, which is
made up of architects and distin-
guished individuals from the
courts and correctional field, will
meet in Washington, D.C. on
May 22 and 23. The jury will
review justice architecture
projects submitted by architects
from across the country, select-
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