Therapy Helps Troubled Teens Rethink Crime
July 2, 2013 | by Shankar Vedantam | National Public Radio
The University of Chicago began a study on how to prevent homicide among young people, and investigators came up with an intervention to reduce violent crime. The process involves providing teens with cognitive training to slow down and think about their actions during confrontations while making sure to consider the realistic thoughts of others.
Photo credit: David Gilkey/NPR
The University of Chicago began a study on how to prevent homicide among young people, and investigators came up with an intervention to reduce violent crime. The process involves providing teens with cognitive training to slow down and think about their actions during confrontations while making sure to consider the realistic thoughts of others.
Photo credit: David Gilkey/NPR