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Walker, Hill M.; Golly, Annemieke – Clearing House, 1999
Discusses risk factors in the formative years that contribute to children developing antisocial behavior. Describes three types of prevention to divert children from a destructive path, and outlines one such program in Oregon for kindergartners. (SR)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Delinquency Prevention, Early Intervention, High Risk Students
Henggeler, Scott W. – 1997
Traditional mental health approaches for serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders often fail to yield successful results. However, one method, Multisystemic Therapy (MST), which represents a departure from traditional treatment strategies, is described. MST was designed to provide communities with affordable and effective remedies for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counseling Techniques, Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention
Boggs, Keith – 1978
The training manual of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is intended for personnel involved with Youth Service Bureaus and other diversion projects which provide direct services to delinquent or predelinquent youths with the hope of preventing initial or further involvement with the juvenile justice system. Section…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Curriculum Design, Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention
Morris, Joan, Ed.; Bedal, C. B., Ed. – School Guidance Worker, 1982
Contains nine articles focusing on prevention programs and school counseling. Topics addressed include educational alternatives for potential dropouts, childhood depression, suicide, and school vandalism. Describes programs facilitating adolescent development and for the prevention of delinquent behavior. Discusses the counselor's role in failure…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attendance Patterns, Counselor Role, Delinquency Prevention
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1982
This paper lists guidelines approved by the Illinois State Board of Education for improving alcohol and drug education in the schools. Statistics point out the seriousness of alcohol and drug abuse in terms of human costs to the victim, his/her family, and associates, and the economic costs of health care, accident losses, crime, social programs,…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Delinquency Prevention, Drug Abuse, Drug Education
Rubino, Thomas J.; White-Stevens, Lillian – 1981
Based on a state board of education program to individualize graduation requirements, called the Program Completion Alternative, this guide discusses how and why New Jersey school districts ought to develop a variety of ways for students to meet state and local requirements; outlines the alternative education programs made possible by the new…
Descriptors: Delinquency Prevention, Dropout Prevention, Financial Support, Graduation Requirements
Bay-Borelli, Michael; And Others – 1981
This manual is designed to help school district personnel assess the extent of substance abuse and to develop policies and procedures for dealing with the problem through the cooperation of schools, parents and communities. The effect of social change on adolescents is discussed and trends in developmental distress are noted. Roles and…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Change Strategies, Delinquency Prevention, Drug Abuse