Presents assessment strategies, preventive methods, and clinical interventions to assist clinicians working with teenagers involved with deviant subcultures: Satanism, the neo-Nazi skinhead movement, and violent street gangs. Considers role of alienation as contributing factor in adolescents' participation in these subcultures. Advises therapists…

Attempts to describe the psychological processes that predispose an individual to adopt a Satanic belief system. Describes processes in terms of child-parent relationships and the developmental tasks of adolescence. Proposes a model called the web of psychic tension to represent the process of Satanic cult adoption. Describes techniques for…

Provides lists of gang identifiers and terminology. Suggests that, to find out names and associated identifiers of local gangs, readers should talk to their local police. Included in listing are descriptions of gang-related symbols, physical signals, graffiti, slogans, right-left rules, colors, clothing, jewelry, hair styles, and fingernails. Also…

Explores adolescent Satanism as a phenomenon of adolescent developmental issues, most frequently occurring in the context of chemical abuse. Explains what a cult is, reviews history of Church of Satan, identifies characteristics of adolescent Satanism, and provides a case study of 16-year-old male with chemical dependency who becomes involved in…

Recommends taking a public health approach to finding a cure for the increasing spread of youth violence. Notes that the Centers for Disease Control are funding demonstration programs to help communities look for an answer. Provides statistical evidence that the problem of youth violence has escalated in recent years. Suggests youth violence…

Presents excerpts from United States Attorney General Janet Reno's address to the Coalition for Juvenile Justice in April of 1993 in which Reno asserts that the juvenile justice system cannot labor by itself to reverse societal damage done to children. Excerpts tell what needs to be done to help prevent youth violence. (Author/NB)

In the 1990s, many incidents revolved around student-on-student violence, usually involving guns. Schools implemented many programs to keep guns and gangs out of schools. In the 21st Century, school violence is taking on a new and more insidious form. New technologies have made it easier for bullies to gain access to their victims. This form of…

In this article, the author reflects on his youth. He recalls many things including his early knowledge that he was not like the other students in his school--he was a dreamer. He states that he became a man much too soon, forced to put aside childhood and assume the roles and responsibilities of "the man of the house." Having a…

In Fall 2007, Hudson Guild--a settlement house that provides services to hundreds of adults, teens and children in two housing developments in New York City--embarked on a study to assess the needs of youth between the ages of 16 and 24 who were residing in the community and were disconnected (i.e., those youth who were not in school or not…

This article explores the extent to which and how non-formal education (NFE) contributes to the development of a more diversified basic education system and thus to the achievement of EFA. It outlines the current nature of NFE, the frameworks provided by the EFA movement, and the evolution of reflection, policies and practices in NFE in relation…

This paper presents findings from a study that investigated young people's ICT use and the capacity of service providers to utilise these technologies in their practice. The results suggest that ICT may be an important resource for mental health promotion, particularly in relation to engaging young people. It was found that young people…

In 2005, the Laboratory of Sociological Research of the municipal office of the social service Shans Center for Social and Psychological Assistance for Young People carried out a sociological survey titled "Current Problems of Today's Young Person," for the purpose of studying the most urgent problems affecting the social development of…

The text of a Senate hearing on juvenile justice is presented in this report. The report opens with testimony by Senator Herbert Kohl. Senator Kohl's testimony focuses on youth violence, prevention, and public policy. A prepared statement by Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., focuses on providing the necessary resources, leadership, and coordination in…

Text of a hearing on the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 regarding the juvenile justice system is presented in this document. The specific issue of youth gangs is examined by some of the witnesses. Opening statements are presented by Committee Chair Representative Matthew G. Martinez and…

This booklet addresses the issues of school attendance, truancy, chronic absenteeism, and the problems faced by school dropouts. An introduction to these topics is followed by a series of questions and answers on school attendance and absenteeism. Questions focus on why students are absent from school, what they do when they are truant, how they…