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Henggeler, Scott W.; Schoenwald, Sonja K. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2011
In a context where more than 1,000,000 American adolescents are processed by juvenile courts annually and approximately 160,000 are sent to residential placements, this paper examines "what works" and "what doesn't work" in reducing the criminal behavior of juvenile offenders and presents examples of government initiatives that have successfully…
Descriptors: Intervention, Antisocial Behavior, Delinquency Prevention, Juvenile Courts
Duckenfield, Marty, Ed. – National Dropout Prevention Center/Network (NDPC/N), 2009
The "National Dropout Prevention Newsletter" is published quarterly by the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Intercepting the Dropout Trajectory (JoAnne Malloy); (2) The NH APEX Dropout Prevention Model; (3) How PBIS Can Lead to School Improvement (Julie King and JoAnne Malloy);…
Descriptors: Violence, Dropouts, Dropout Prevention, School Restructuring
Palmer, Susan, Ed.; Heyne, Linda, Ed.; Montie, Jo, Ed.; Abery, Brian, Ed. – Institute on Community Integration (NJ1), 2011
Social well-being is essential to overall health and quality of life for all children, youth, and adults. However, children and youth with disabilities are often at higher risk for experiencing lower levels of social, and related emotional, well-being than their peers without disabilities. They are among those more likely to be bullied and…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Socialization, Extracurricular Activities, Youth Programs