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We outline a proposed method for involving young offenders in a program designed to forestall
recidivism by helping to expand their understanding of their environment. Through repeated
playing of a board game centred on role-playing and discussion, the young offenders will hear a
variety of opinions related to their actions, and will actively engage in role-playing their own and
other community roles. Although this project is still under development, the method has been
successfully used in the past for participants with a range of behavioural difficulties, including
alcoholics and juvenile delinquents, and for a number of situations in which conformity to group
norms is important, including projects for residents in nursing homes and students in elementary
schools. By upgrading the materials with content appropriate for this demographic and a
contemporary design, we hope to be able to introduce it successfully among young offenders
and other members of the community. (author’s abstract)
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