▁skills ▁while ▁interven ing ▁on ▁ris ky ▁behav iors , ▁in ▁a ▁protect ive ▁and ▁car ing ▁manner , ▁will ▁decrease ▁rec ivid ism ▁and ▁crime ▁among ▁the ▁youth ". ▁Are as ▁in ▁the ▁participants ▁lives ▁that ▁are ▁addressed ▁are ▁personal ▁att itudes , ▁values ▁and ▁belief s , ▁influ ences ▁and ▁associations ▁with ▁people , ▁alco hol ▁and ▁drug ▁use , ▁person ality ▁tra its , ▁ability ▁to ▁control ▁behavior , ▁family ▁relationships , ▁academic ▁achiev ements , ▁voc ational ▁achiev ement , ▁and ▁use ▁of ▁le is ure ▁time . ▁Upon ▁ad mission ▁to ▁the ▁T J J D ▁unit , ▁the ▁youth ▁are ▁ass essed ▁in ▁multiple ▁areas ▁to ▁determine ▁their ▁current ▁physical , ▁mental ▁and ▁emot ional ▁status . ▁They ▁are ▁then ▁individually ▁class ified ▁according ▁to ▁their ▁off enses ▁and ▁needs ▁and ▁then ▁assigned ▁pla cement . ▁In ▁Co N EXT ions , ▁multiple ▁other ▁T J J D ▁programs ▁are ▁util ized , ▁particularly ▁the ▁Th inking ▁for ▁a ▁Change ▁Program ▁ ▁Edu c ational ▁Program s ' ▁T J J D ▁has ▁year ▁round ▁education ▁for ▁in car cer ated ▁youth ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁their ▁institution al ▁schools . ▁The ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁these ▁schools ▁are ▁T J J D ▁employees ▁The ▁T J J D ▁Board ▁dict ates ▁policy ▁to ▁guide ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁education ▁provided . ▁The ▁students ▁also ▁particip ate ▁in ▁all ▁state ▁required ▁assess ments ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁national ▁test , ▁Test ▁of ▁Ad ult ▁Basic ▁Education ▁( T AB E