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Peer reviewedHunter, Robert M. – International Journal of Social Education, 1987
Assesses the relationship between law-related education (LRE) and delinquency prevention. Reviews theories of delinquency and relates these to the content and practices of LRE. Reports results of a national evaluation of the effectiveness of LRE in promoting law-abiding behavior and the factors leading to it. (JDH)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Delinquency Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Law Related Education
Download full textGottfredson, Denise C. – 1984
Theory is a useful guide for program design and implementation. This paper uses a large-scale school-based delinquency prevention project to illustrate the use of theory in program design and the need for line staff to have a clear understanding of the program's theoretical underpinnings. Evaluation results for the program show that the program…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Modification, Delinquency Prevention, Discipline Policy
Peer reviewedCurd-Larkin, Mary C. – International Journal of Social Education, 1987
Notes that juvenile justice systems are increasingly turning to law-related education (LRE) programs as a means of providing youths with some of the skills and knowledge which might deter continued delinquent behavior. Describes issues which must be addressed when implementing LRE in juvenile justice settings. (JDH)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Delinquency Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Juvenile Courts
Gottfredson, Denise C. – 1986
Project PATHE (Positive Action Through Holistic Education) was a 3-year delinquency prevention program implemented in seven schools by the Charleston County, Maryland public school system between 1980 and 1983. An evaluation of the PATHE program was conducted which compared PATHE schools to two non-PATHE schools. Year-to-year differences in the…
Descriptors: Delinquency Prevention, Dropout Rate, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Social Science Education Consortium, Inc., Boulder, CO. – 1983
Results of a 3rd-year evaluation of a national law-related education effort (LRE) are presented. Attention is centered on the activities of three curriculum projects--the Constitutional Rights Foundation, the National Institute for Citizen's Education and Law, and Law in a Free Society--which were implemented in California, Michigan, and North…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention
Social Science Education Consortium, Inc., Boulder, CO. – 1984
Results of a 3-year evaluation of a national law-related education (LRE) project involving five organizations (the American Bar Association, the Constitutional Rights Foundation, Law in a Free Society, the National Institute for Citizen Education in the Law, and the Phi Alpha Delta Public Service Center) are presented. Beginning in 1981,…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Delinquency Prevention
Social Science Education Consortium, Inc., Boulder, CO. – 1985
The "Law-Related Education Evaluation Project" evaluated the degree of awareness of and receptivity to law-related education (LRE) among selected relevant professional groups, the progress toward institutionalization of LRE at certain sites, and the impact of LRE on students, especially in terms of delinquency rates. The project ran from…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Classroom Environment, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Evaluation
