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This book presents three monographs written by the Formula Grants and Technical Assistance Division of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) in its efforts to assist in the development and implementation of programs to reduce juvenile crime. The book is intended to offer the practitioner a summary of theory and research…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Programs, Delinquency Causes, Delinquency Prevention
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. National Advisory Council on Supplementary Centers and Services. – 1975
The first in a series of three reports by the National Advisory Council on Supplementary Centers and Services which analyze various components of ESEA, this document discusses reasons students drop out of school, reviews some of the methods being used in dealing with the problem in various states and local school districts, and offers several…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency Prevention, Dropout Prevention, Federal Programs
Gotfredson, Gary D.; And Others – 1983
This report, prepared by the Delinquency and School Environments Program, describes further interim results of the program's national evaluation of the Alternative Education Program of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). The report is directed primarily to project implementers and to the OJJDP and is organized in two…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency Prevention, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques
Murray, Mary E.; Guerra, Nancy G.; Williams, Kirk R. – 1997
The United States is recognized as leading the industrialized world in violent death rates. The increase in youth violence is primarily attributable to an increase in the "lethality" and not the "frequency" of violent acts because more crimes are being committed with handguns. This chapter reviews the existing literature on…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Children
Howell, James C. – 1997
Youth violence and the juvenile justice system in the United States are explored. Part 1 takes stock of the situation. The first chapter discusses the origins and evaluation of the juvenile justice system, and the second considers the contributions of the Federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act to the existing juvenile justice…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention, Drug Use
Dryfoos, Joy G. – 1997
This chapter moves toward defining high-risk youth as young persons with low probabilities of gaining an education, getting a job, parenting effectively, or being able to participate in the political process. Five snapshots are presented of the latest information on the prevalence of the five categorical behaviors of interest: (1) substance abuse,…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Problems
