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Developmentally disabled offenders could not be identified for this needs
assessment due to the limitations of the test instruments.
MONOLINGUAL SPANISH PROGRAMS
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For this preliminary assessment .of treatment .needs, 239· (23%) .Hispanic Gffenders
were tested. In addition to the offenders tested, there were 46 monolingual Spanish
offenders who were not .tested as well as eight-Asian offenders. The second phase of
the treatment needs assessment will examine the particular needs of the
monolingual offenders.
The Youth Authority has established a 64-bed program at the Nelles School for
offenders who speak only Spanish or who have a limited ability in English. (Some
English-speaking offenders are assigned to this program to aid the non-Englishspeaking
offenders in develoging their English-speaking abilities.) There are-47
Hispanic wards in this program along with 17 English-speaking offenders. This is
one of seven programs that offer English as a Second Language. Most of the staff is
bilingual. The Sex Offender Program at Nelles also has a treatment group for
Spanish-speaking offenders.
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Testing indicated that 12% of the males and 17% of the females met the criteria for
Dyssocialj Aggressive. These are the offenders who may create management
problems because of their aggressiveness and unwillingness to participate in
programs. They are often assigned to Regular Programs, but may occasionally need
temporary detention facilities, or Dyssocialj Aggressive Programs. The current
Dyssocialj Aggressive Program length is six months. The bed capacity is 284 beds
for males and 25 for females. The anticipated need in FY 1995-96 will be 328 -beds
for males and 21 beds for females. Forty-four more beds will be needed for males
and four fewer for females.
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Testing indicated that 60% of the males and 55% of the females admitted to the YA
misuse substances or have a strong potential for substance abuse. These offenders
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