Preventing and reducing juvenile delinquency : a comprehensive framework /: a comprehensive framework. ([2009])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Preventing and reducing juvenile delinquency : a comprehensive framework /: a comprehensive framework. ([2009])
- Main Title:
- Preventing and reducing juvenile delinquency : a comprehensive framework
- Further Information:
- Note: James C. Howell.
- Authors:
- Howell, James C
- Contents:
- Brief contents. Part 1. The historical context of current juvenile justice system policies and practices. Superpredators and other myths about juvenile delinquency ; Moral panic over juvenile delinquency ; Juvenile delinquency trends -- part 2. The research base on juvenile offenders and gangs. A theory of juvenile delinquency and gang involvement ; Juvenile offender careers ; Youth gangs ; Effective programs for preventing and reducing youth gang problems -- part 3. Programmatic and policy responses to juvenile delinquency. Principles and characteristics of best practice programs ; Effective prevention and rehabilitation programs ; The comprehensive strategy framework: an illustration ; What doesn't work in preventing and reducing juvenile delinquency ; Transfer of juveniles to the criminal justice system -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Two model assessment instruments.
- Edition:
- Second edition
- Publisher Details:
- Thousand Oaks, Calif London : SAGE
- Publication Date:
- 2009
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 377 pages), illustrations, map
- Subjects:
- 364.36
Juvenile delinquency -- United States -- Prevention
Youth and violence -- United States
Violent crimes -- United States -- Prevention
Juvenile delinquents -- Rehabilitation -- United States
Juvenile delinquency -- Prevention
Juvenile delinquents -- Rehabilitation
Violent crimes -- Prevention
Youth and violence
United States - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781452245065
1452245061
9781452274980
1452274983
9781412956383
1412956382 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-367) and index.
Note: Online resource; title from e-book title screen (EBL platform, viewed August 8, 2016). - Access Rights:
- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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