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Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency James C. Howell

Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency par James C. Howell

Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency James C. Howell

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Résumé

The Second Edition of Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency: A Comprehensive Framework aims to inform students about the latest research and the most promising and effective programs and provides a wealth of information for understanding, preventing and controlling juvenile delinquency.

Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency Résumé

Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency: A Comprehensive Framework James C. Howell

The Second Edition of Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency: A Comprehensive Framework aims to inform students about the latest research and the most promising and effective programs and provides a wealth of information for understanding, preventing and controlling juvenile delinquency.

Key Features

  • Examines the history of current juvenile justice system policies and practices, including the juvenile violence epidemic
  • Discusses key myths about juvenile violence and the ability of the juvenile justice system to handle modern-day juvenile delinquents
  • Applies developmental theories of juvenile delinquency to understanding how juvenile offender careers evolve
  • Reviews effective prevention and rehabilitation programs and what does not work
  • Presents a comprehensive framework for building a continuum of effective programs

Intended Audience: This is an ideal supplementary text for undergraduate and graduate courses in juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, and violent offender intervention courses. It is also essential reading for juvenile justice and social services research and development specialists.



Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency Avis

This accessible handbook from a passionate advocate of giving youth 'room to reform, to keep their life chances intact' will be valued by students and practitioners of juvenile justice, as well as lawmakers, policymakers, and social services research and development specialists.
-Youth Today: The Newspaper on Youth Work -- Cathi Dunn MacRae * Youth Today: The Newspaper on Youth Work *

À propos de James C. Howell

Dr. James C. (Buddy) Howell is a Senior Research Associate with the National Gang Center, in Tallahassee, Florida, where he has worked for over twenty years. He formerly worked at the U.S. Department of Justice for 23 years, mostly as director of research and program development in the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. He has published over 50 works on youth and street gangs, and a similar number on juvenile justice and delinquency prevention, and seven books on both topics. His gang publication topics include street gang history; gang homicides; drug trafficking; gangs in schools; hybrid gangs; myths about gangs; risk factors; gang problem trends; gang history in the United States; and what works in preventing gang activity, combating gangs, and reducing gang crime. He is very active in helping states and localities reform their juvenile justice systems and use evidence-based programs, and in working with these entities to address youth gang problems in a balanced approach.

Sommaire

Preface PART I: The Historical Context of Current Juvenile Justice System Policies and Practices 1. Superpredators and Other Myths About Juvenile Delinquency 2. Moral Panic Over Juvenile Delinquency 3. Juvenile Delinquency Trends PART II: The Research Base on Juvenile Offenders and Gangs 4. A Theory of Juvenile Deilinquency and Gang Involvement 5. Juvenile Offender Careers 6. Youth Gangs 7. Effective Programs for Preventing and Reducing Youth Gang Problems PART III: Programmatic and Policy Responses to Juvenile Delinquency 8. Principles and Characteristics of Best Practice Programs 9. Effective Prevention and Rehabilitation Programs 10. The Comprehensive Strategy Framework: An Illustration 11. What Doesn't Work in Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency 12. Transfer of Juveniles to the Crimnal Justice System Concluding Observations Appendix: Two Model Assessment Instruments Credits and Sources Glossary References Index

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GOR013621381
9781412956383
1412956382
Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency: A Comprehensive Framework James C. Howell
James C. Howell
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SAGE Publications Inc
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