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The Youth Educational Shoplifting Program (Y.E.S Program)
helps juveniles identify the feelings, thoughts and
actions which led them to shoplift and helps them make
better choices for themselves and their future. The
program was designed to reduce shoplifter recidivism
and to help prevent their further penetration into the
criminal justice system.
Whether it is a juvenile's "first" offense
or repeat offense, and whether they stole a $50 sweater
or a 50 cent candy bar, juveniles will benefit from
the comprehensive education provided by the Y.E.S
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Two Educational Study Methods:
The Court/Agency may choose to use the Home Study
Program alone, or a combination of Home Study and
Class. The Home Study Program is a complete program
in itself which provides all the essential learning
materials (on Comact Discs) in a consistent, high
quality format. It is also a prerequisite to the optional
Class/Workshop Program, designed for "at risk"
youth, which focuses on program reinforcement through
group interaction.
NASP has chosen the home study and class educational
model because research has shown that retention levels
among participants are commonly 25%-30% higher with
the home study program, when compared to those who
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Home Study
Program
Consists of 5-6 hours of "offense-specific"
education with CD's and workbook.
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| Educational Topics
Include:
- The underlying reason people shoplift
- How shoplifting effects the lives of real people
(not just stores)
- The truth about the law and its consequences
- Security technology used in stores
- How much they risk for a small reward
- How their personal and social pressures can trigger
a shoplifting incident
- The "rush" or "high" that
people experience from "getting away with it"
and the damage it does
- How shoplifting can become a habit or an addiction
- How to stop shoplifting now and for the rest of
their lives
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Class/Workshop Program
Full day interactive workshop with 10-12 juveniles
and a trained facilitator.
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| Educational Topics Include
Each Juvenile's:
- Shoplifting experience
- Feelings when caught
- Consequences when caught
- Motivations for stealing
- Stresses and problems
- Risks and rewards
- Critical danger signals
- Plan to stop shoplifting
- At the end of the class, each youth meets privately
with the instructor to receive individual feedback,
review personal issues and identify the possible
need for additional support services
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Young people experience a range of emotions as they go
through the Y.E.S Program; from initial resistance and denial,
to concern about what they might become, to gratitude that
someone really cares, to resolve to take greater responsibility
for their behavior.
96% of juveniles successfully complete the Y.E.S Program
nationally.
Recidivism rates are reported between 1.3% and 2.7% nationally,
with juveniles giving the Y.E.S Program and average grade
of 95% regarding its usefulness to them.
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