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CARRIKER, WILLIAM R. – 1963
FIVE PAPERS ARE INCLUDED. "EXISTING AND PROJECTED RESEARCH ON INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP APPROACHES IN THE TREATMENT OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY," BY DAVID WINEMAN, DISCUSSED INFORMAL INTERVIEW AS A TECHNIQUE FOR TREATING SPECIFIC EGO MALFUNCTIONS. TWO METHODS WERE SUGGESTED--"EMOTIONAL FIRST-AID" FOR MOMENTS OF GREAT STRESS, AND…
Descriptors: Delinquency Prevention, Juvenile Gangs, Methods Research, Program Development
Empey, LaMar T. – 1977
The author discusses the tendency of reformers of juvenile justice to equate change with effectiveness, and warns against repeating this error. He believes that collaboration between program and research personnel is essential in these programs. A juvenile justice model which integrates research and evaluation, clarifying the functions of each and…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Evaluation Methods
Download full textOffice of Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Development (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1972
These materials are intended to provide suggestions for the development of legislation for programs of delinquency prevention and treatment administered by state and local public agencies. Recommendations for both content and language are offered as aids to planning the improvement, coordination or unification of existing law, or on the drafting…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Delinquency Causes, Delinquency Prevention, Legislation
Center for Action Research, Inc., Boulder, CO. – 1976
This publication describes a program of policy research sponsored by the Office of Youth Development, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The purpose is to determine how the federal government can best support state and local community efforts in administering coordinated programs for youth development and delinquency prevention. A…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delinquency Prevention, Delivery Systems, Federal State Relationship
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
Elias, Maurice J. – 1996
There is a great deal of rhetoric concerning the prevention of violence and related problems faced by youth. A conference speech, this document advocates that rhetoric must be replaced by an examination of available data and experience with school-based prevention programs. This is especially important in light of a growing emphasis on "Safe…
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Delinquency Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention
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
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
Kaplan, Michael H., Ed.; Galbreath, Diane, Ed. – 1979
A result of efforts to initiate dialogue between representatives of the Community Education Program in the United States Office of Education and the Department of Justice, this conference took place in March of 1978. Professionals from many youth-oriented fields attended. Conference objectives included initiating dialogue among those concerned…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Education, Community Programs, Conference Reports
Bownes, Donna; Ingersoll, Sarah – 1997
Through Title V Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs (Community Prevention Grants), the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) allocated $20 million in fiscal year 1997 to states to complement law enforcement and justice system efforts by helping local communities foster strong families and nurture…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention, Disadvantaged Youth
Karchmer, Clifford L. – 1983
Designed to provide background information and assistance to educators developing arson prevention programs in the schools, this report reviews existing programs and recent research on juvenile firesetting. Following an introduction, information is divided into four sections. Section 1 emphasizes curiosity and emotional disturbances as underlying…
Descriptors: Community Action, Counseling, Crime Prevention, Delinquency
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquent Prevention (Dept. of Justice), Washington, DC. – 1996
The Youth Environmental Service (YES) aims to rehabilitate adjudicated delinquents and to prevent at-risk youth from entering the juvenile justice system by engaging them in environmental work and education programs on federally owned land. YES is a joint program of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Office of Juvenile Justice and…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Cooperative Programs, Delinquency Prevention, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Gottfredson, Gary D., Ed. – 1982
This report focuses on the School Action Effectiveness Study (SAES), the national evaluation of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Alternative Education Program. It presents the history, start-up activities, successes, and problems encountered during the first year of the 17 action projects. In the first section, the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Delinquency Prevention, Demonstration Programs, Educational Objectives
PDF pending restorationUpshur, Carole C. – 1979
The youth work curriculum, developed as a special degree program at the College of Public and Community Service of the University of Massachusetts at Boston as part of a demonstration grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to the Boston Teen Center Alliance is presented. The Youth Work Career Certificate (equivalent…
Descriptors: College Students, Cooperative Education, Curriculum Design, Delinquency Prevention
Peer reviewedEllis, Arthur L. – Urban League Review, 1992
Proposes that any strategy designed to combat the problem of urban youth groups must (1) have high visibility; (2) be youth intense; and (3) use economic development approaches such as community-based small business enterprises. The proposed youth enterprise zones model is a youth and community revitalization strategy. (SLD)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delinquency Prevention, Disadvantaged Youth, Economic Development
