Abstract
Following an overview of the use of social skills training (SST) with delinquents, it is concluded that SST can be successful in changing some aspects of social behaviour but that it has little effect on offending. A number of reasons for this 'failure' are discussed: a failure by practitioners to utilize the full SST model; and a failure, by practitioners and researchers, to explore the relationship between social skills and offending. Recommenda tions for both practice and research are made to remedy existing shortcomings.
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