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Stratton, John R., Ed.; Terry, Robert M., Ed. – 1968
Thirty-one articles discuss problems and programs in the prevention of delinquency. Topics considered include prerequisites for successful prevention; problems of identifying potential delinquency, and problems of implementing prevention programs. Also treated are the role of existing community agencies and institutions, special programs and…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Agency Cooperation, Community Characteristics, Community Programs
Download full textCalifornia State Dept. of the Youth Authority, Sacramento. – 1969
This annual report of the California Youth Authority (CYA) Research Program described 28 projects focusing on the causes, treatment, and control of delinquent behavior. Eight of the projects received grant support through federal aid, including: (1) The Community Treatment Project, a comparative assessment of institutional and community treatment…
Descriptors: Action Research, Annual Reports, Correctional Education, Delinquency Causes
Frederick, Calvin J., Comp.; And Others – 1974
Designed to help alleviate some of the health problems among American Indians and Eskimos, this booklet covers suicide, homicide, and alcoholism. It can be used to provide: (1) "how-to" guidelines which describe ways for recognizing, handling, and preventing possible suicides among American Indians; and (2) survey data and literature for…
Descriptors: Aggression, Alcoholism, American Indians, Antisocial Behavior
Turner, Susan; Davis, Lois M.; Steinberg, Paul S.; Fain, Terry – 2003
The Comprehensive Youth Services Act (CYSA), which was enacted in 1997 to fund juvenile probation services, had the following three basic goals: (1) keep probation youths from further crime; (2) help probation and at-risk youths develop essential skills to avoid dependence on public assistance; and (3) help achieve overarching federal Temporary…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Compliance (Legal), Crime Prevention
Guthrie, Patricia M. – 2002
This monograph focuses on school-based practices and programs that promote safe and drug-free schools. It begins with a description of the key characteristics of schools with effective programs and provides a model for school-wide support. Necessary steps for developing an effective system of universal prevention are listed and include: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Classroom Environment
Sommerville, Don; McDonald, Shirley – 2002
Part of a series on safe, drug-free, and effective schools, this monograph discusses developing school and community partnerships to assist students with behavior problems. It begins by offering a general description of the student with challenging behaviors and the determination of the students placement in the least restrictive environment.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1999
Education and law enforcement officials are all committed to ensuring that students throughout the nation are able to attend school safely, free from all forms of harassment. However, some students are subject to verbal and physical abuse and intimidation based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, disability, or sexual…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Crime Prevention
Peer reviewedCullingford, Cedric; Morrison, Jenny – Children & Society, 1997
Studied the connection between actual cases of criminality and criminals' own experiences with their parents and why certain influences are significant. Factors described by interviewees included violence at home, neglect, and turning to peer groups for support. Consequences included the inability to develop normal social relationships. (Author/SD)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Rearing
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1991
This report presents findings of a 1991 survey of 3,573 adolescents in Area Learning Centers and Alternative Schools, in Corrections and Detention Centers, and in Residential Treatment Centers in Minnesota. The study focused on six environmental stressors: family alcohol problems, family drug problems, experiencing or witnessing physical abuse,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Behavior Disorders
Gottfredson, Gary D.; And Others – 1983
This report, the second part of a longer study prepared by the Delinquency and School Environments Program, further describes interim results of the program's national evaluation of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's (OJJDP's) Alternative Education Program. The report consists of evaluations of 14 specific projects: (1)…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Delinquency Prevention, Delivery Systems, Dropout Prevention
InterAmerica Research Associates, Washington, DC. – 1981
Intended to aid administrators, decision-makers, and the general public in learning about and gaining better understanding of Hispanic concerns, needs, and recommendations regarding justice administration, this document includes the keynote addresses and 15 topic papers presented at the conference which was attended by 91 law enforcement experts.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bilingual Education, Change Strategies, Correctional Rehabilitation
FISHMAN, JACOB R.; JONES, ROY J. – 1966
A 1ST-YEAR REPORT OF AN EVALUATION STUDY OF ACTION AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS FOR DELINQUENCY PREVENTION AMONG URBAN GHETTO YOUTH IS PRESENTED. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE NET EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INTERVENTION EFFORTS OF WASHINGTON ACTION FOR YOUTH IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF LOW-INCOME NEGRO YOUTH. THE…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Delinquency, Delinquency Causes
FELDHUSEN, JOHN F.; AND OTHERS – 1965
THE EAU CLAIRE COUNTY YOUTH STUDY INVOLVED 384 STUDENTS CLASSIFIED ON THE BASES OF DOMICILE (RURAL OR URBAN), AND BEHAVIOR IN THE CLASSROOM (SOCIALLY APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED). A BATTERY OF TESTS, INTERVIEWS, AND OBSERVATIONS FOCUSED ON THE DELINQUENCY PRONENESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT, AND FAMILY BACKGROUND OF THE CHILDREN. THE FINDINGS OF THIS…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention, Delinquent Behavior
Margolin, Reuben J., Ed. – 1967
An introduction explaining the need for a workshop on the juvenile court and vocational rehabilitation opens this conference report. Papers presented include "Educational Aspects of Delinquency: Its Implications for Vocational Rehabilitation" by William C. Kvaraceus, "Psychological Aspects of Delinquency: Implications for Vocational…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Conference Reports, Counseling
Monaco, Fred A. – VocEd, 1979
Pittsburgh Public Schools' student placement coordinator describes their program to help secondary students and school leavers with cooperative, part-time, and later full-time job placement, using behavior modification and cooperative education. Includes program organization, use of paraprofessionals, funding, and the importance of employer…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Planning, Delinquency Prevention
