Describes a peer counseling program for juvenile delinquents for which counselors were trained in basic listening skills and how and when to use problem solving, decision making, and referral procedures. Observes that counseling was most effective when counselors outnumbered the students. (SRT)

Examined placement prevention programs intended to help troubled families stay together. Contrasted programs which terminated with continuance of family care with programs that ended in placement of children. Found that in the placed cases, problems were worse and more numerous, and family attitudes toward therapists and agencies were less…

Examines some of the literature on school failure and delinquency; describes how the London Family Court Clinic promotes better school adjustment and liaison between the juvenile justice and educational systems; and reviews literature about the importance of success in school in reducing recidivism. (Author/ABB)

Discusses chronically delinquent students and methods of dealing with their disruptive behavior, ways to maintain discipline in schools, warning signs characteristic of delinquents, signs of disruption-prone schools, and various programs instigated by state and local school administrations to handle problems from academic failure to criminal…

Based on his experience as a youth planner, the author points out that the dysfunctional side effects of evaluation described by Ginsberg (TM 508 964) also apply to statewide efforts to deinstitutionalize status offenders. (BW)

Despite the reports of violence in schools, the vast majority of America's schools are safe places. Nevertheless, students, teachers, and parents have real fears about school crime and violence problems. This report is a guide to combat these fears and problems. The report presents an updated description of the nature and extent of crime and…

The concerns highlighted in this report were derived from a questionnaire sent to states and territories and reflect national as well as individual state and regional concerns about juvenile delinquency and crime. Although the wide ranging responses to the questionnaire made it clear that states and territories experience different problems, the…

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in Boston, May 1968.

This paper evaluates the experimental evidence regarding the relationship between parental supervision and offspring delinquency with the view of suggesting that greater emphasis be placed on the role of parental supervision as a means of reducing delinquent behavior in potentially delinquent families; high supervision is associated with low…

Describes child advocacy, its application to the juvenile court setting, and conflict between the underlying assumptions of child advocacy principles and the juvenile court system. Presents alternative methods for applying child advocacy methods in the context of the current juvenile justice system. (Author/MJL)

The legislative actions taken by California from 1977 through 1979 are discussed in detail. The purpose behind this legislation is to help prevent and identify criminal and violent behavior in schools. (JN)

While it is generally recognized that Blacks and other minorities are overrepresented as both crime victims and as those arrested for the commission of crimes, Blacks are underrepresented in framing the issues that address a solution to this problem. The input of minority researchers and policymakers is essential. (Author/RLV)

In teaching values and human behavior, a program in Lakewood, Ohio, is directing students away from those aggressive acts that can destroy property and lives. (Editor)

Describes the delinquency-reduction program in Bath, New York. A juvenile aide officer serves as a liaison between the school and criminal justice system to informally resolve less serious incidents. (LMI)

Discusses risk factors in the formative years that contribute to children developing antisocial behavior. Describes three types of prevention to divert children from a destructive path, and outlines one such program in Oregon for kindergartners. (SR)