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Download full textBilchik, Shay – 1995
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) compiled this summary in order to assist states and jurisdictions in their delinquency prevention efforts. The summary provides a synthesis of current information on a broad range of programs and strategies which seek to prevent delinquency. The theory of risk-focused prevention is…
Descriptors: Community Problems, Crime Prevention, Delinquency, Delinquency Causes
Johnson, Grant; And Others – 1979
A summary of desirable and undesirable components of delinquency prevention programs, this paper is intended to help planners, grantmakers, program operators, and others in the development of such programs. Following an introduction, Chapter 2 presents a critical review of contemporary explanations of causes of delinquency and means used to…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Change Strategies, Community Services, Curriculum Development
Schlossman, Steven; And Others – 1984
This report examines the Chicago Area Project (CAP), the first community-based delinquency prevention program, from both a historical and a contemporary perspective. The analysis is in three parts. The first part describes CAP's founding in the 1930s and analyzes the process through which it was established and the operation of its prevention…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delinquency Causes, Delinquency Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGalvin, Jim, Ed. – Crime and Delinquency, 1983
Assesses the effectiveness of the juvenile justice system in preventing delinquency and rehabilitating delinquents. The six articles in this special issue also discuss status offenders and gender issues, examine the Chicago Area Project, and discuss the future of juvenile justice policy and research. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Correctional Institutions, Delinquency, Delinquency Causes
National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. Center for Policy Research. – 1991
This report is based on a review of literature, statistical data, and a range of community-based programs for juvenile offenders, studied during the past 5 years by the National Governors' Association. The report provides an overview of innovative approaches to program design and coordination of services for delinquent youth. It describes several…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Agents, Correctional Education, Delinquency
National Inst. for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Dept. of Justice/LEAA), Washington, DC. – 1977
This document expands and updates the information presented in the First Analysis and Evaluation of Federal Juvenile Delinquency Programs. It includes: a description of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; a report on the activities and recommendations…
Descriptors: Agencies, Agency Role, Delinquency, Delinquency Causes
