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Download full textDade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1985
Seventeen activities or programs conducted in the Dade County (Florida) public elementary and secondary schools in order to reduce or prevent dropout are described in this resource guide. The programs activities include: (1) workshops to develop school-based dropout prevention programs; (2) "Students Working Intelligently to Combat High…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Counseling Services, Delinquency Prevention
Gottfredson, Denise C. – 1984
Results from the evaluation of a large-scale educational intervention designed to prevent school disruption suggest that altering the school organization is a more effective approach to delinquency prevention than treating individuals. Data for this comparison came from the evaluation of a school-based delinquency prevention program, Project…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Delinquency Prevention
Cuervo, Amalia G. Ed.; And Others – 1984
This handbook, structured to facilitate use by policy makers, practitioners, school board members and school staff, contains three parts. Part I presents practical information and an action plan for implementing school improvement and delinquency prevention measures. Chapters 1 and 2 focus on how delinquency affects the U.S. educational system,…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Delinquency Prevention
Little, Judith Warren; Haley, Frances – 1982
The importance of following prescribed principles in the implementation of an effective law-related education (LRE) program is emphasized. Based on research findings that law-related education is a delinquency-prevention technique, the fact sheet lists six prescriptions for providing effective law-related education programs: (1) the use of…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Delinquency Prevention, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1982
This document contains a transcript of hearings held to review the year's progress of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), to review budget and personnel reductions, and to evaluate the effect on the OJJDP of the termination of the Law Enforcement Assistance Agency (LEAA). Witnesses testifying included representatives…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Economic Status
Brunette, Lisa; And Others – 1980
The purpose of this manual is to provide communities with some basic tools for achieving youth involvement by advocating a community approach which actively seeks to promote the well-being of young people. The importance of youth involvement in community programs is emphasized and a positive approach is recommended. The manual outlines the needs…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Citizen Participation, Community Role, Delinquency Prevention
Lynch, James P.; And Others – 1981
Studies of delinquency have recently shifted their emphasis from social structures that motivate delinquent acts to those that define an act as delinquent. This shift suggests that preventing behavior from being labeled delinquent could prevent the occurrence of additional or more serious delinquency. A study of Chicago communities demonstrated…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Behavior Standards, Community Organizations
Gottfredson, Gary D. – 1981
This report, prepared by the Studies in Delinquency and School Environments program, presents a theory of delinquency and proposes an action research strategy to develop delinquency prevention programs in schools. The materials build on the theories of Hirschi and Bandura, and assume that: (1) home and school experiences can be rewarding or…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention, Educational Environment
BECK, BERTRAM M. – 1965
MFY'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SPOKE IN FAVOR OF EXTENDING THE 1961 ACT. MYF RECEIVED FUNDS UNDER THIS ACT AND THE DIRECTOR REPORTED THE PROGRESS IT HAD MADE. ONE ASPECT OF THE PROJECT'S ATTACK ON JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IS THE OPERATION OF A WORK-TRAINING PROGRAM FOR POTENTIAL DROPOUTS. WORK DONE BY THESE GROUPS PROVES THE FEASIBILITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Involvement, Counseling Services, Delinquency Prevention
HARRIS, LARRY; AND OTHERS – 1965
THE COUNCIL WAS AWARDED A 2-YEAR PLANNING GRANT OF NEARLY $150,000 TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CULTURALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN IN MINNEAPOLIS, TO AID STABILITY, AND TO RETARD DELINQUENCY. A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM SCHOOLS, SOCIAL AGENCIES, CITY, COUNTY, AND STATE GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESS, LABOR, AND…
Descriptors: Community Planning, Community Problems, Community Programs, Curriculum Development
FAUNCE, R. W.; MURTON, BONNIE J. – 1966
A SERVICE PROGRAM FOR MOTHER-DAUGHTER GROUPS WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED AS PART OF A DELIQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAM IS DESCRIBED AND EVALUATED IN THIS REPORT. THE PROGRAM WAS SET UP TO REDUCE COMMUNICATION BARRIERS BETWEEN THE MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS AND TO HELP THE MOTHERS COPE WITH THE CHILD-REARING PROBLEMS OF POOR, ONE-PARENT FAMILIES. ALL OF THE…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Rearing, Children, Communication Problems
PDF pending restorationWurschmidt, Todd N.; Phillips, G. Howard – 1978
Crimes against property (vandalism, theft, and burglary) committed by teenagers are increasing at an alarming rate in rural America. The content of this manual aims to reverse this pernicious trend by providing rural Ohio secondary students with preventative education which supplements existing civics and government courses. Hopefully, presenting…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Civics, Crime, Delinquency
Sheridan, William H.; Beaser, Herbert Wilton – 1974
This guide was prepared in reply to requests for assistance in drafting state legislation from state legislatures, judges, lawyers, administrators of programs for the prevention and treatment of delinquency and neglect, and from others concerned with the drafting and enactment of legislation on these topics. The suggestions contained in this guide…
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Community Organizations, Criminal Law
Feldhusen, John F.; And Others – 1971
These papers focus on early identification, by classroom teachers, of children who, without planned intervention, are likely to eventually display poor social adjustment, low academic achievement and/or delinquency. The research indicates that there are valid predictors of these outcomes. Classroom teachers of selected elementary grades nominated,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Problems, Delinquency
Totten, W. Fred – 1970
Community education is an all inclusive phenomenon functioning in the community to help people of all ages, races, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds to fulfill their learning needs and to aid in the development and improvement of the entire community. The community school can be the leading agent in the implementation of community education.…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Citizen Participation, Community Education, Community Schools
