Youth for Justice uses the power of active learning to teach youth practical information about the law while addressing the risks associated with being young in the United States today. This unique initiative is a law-related education (LRE) program supported by the United States Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency…

As the inclusion movement integrates students with disabilities into community situations, these students become more vulnerable to various forms of exploitation and manipulation. This paper compares rural and urban teachers' provision of contemporary issues education to special education students and describes the development of Web-based…

This report describes lessons learned over the initial 3 years of the implementation of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's SafeFutures Program To Reduce Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Violence, a 5-year demonstration initiative designed to prevent and control juvenile delinquency through a continuum of care in communities.…

Personnel from the Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) studied 37 school shootings, involving 41 attackers who were current or recent students at the schools. Shootings clearly related to gang or involved with a relationship dispute that just happened to occur at school were not included. This report presents the preliminary…

Community-based organizations that worked effectively with urban youth were found to resemble experiential education programs. The finding was remarkable because the organizations did not identify themselves as places where experiential education took place. A study of four organizations examined ways in which they help youth to become more…

The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) was administered in a stratified random sample to South Dakota public schools including Bureau of Indian Affairs schools; private schools were not included. The six priority health-risk behaviors assessed in the YRBS are: (1) intentional and unintentional injuries; (2) tobacco use; (3) alcohol and other drug…

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy reviewed recent research about parental influences on children's sexual behavior and talked to experts, teens, and parents. From these sources, the Campaign derived 10 tips for parents and other adults to help reduce the risks of teen pregnancy. The 10 tips discussed in this pamphlet are: (1) be…

Pretrial Diversion, the act of taking an accused offender out of the usual criminal court sequence (trial, sentencing, jail) before the trial actually happens, is exemplified by Project Crossroads in Washington, D. C. (Author/JH)

Article asks the question Should the Anti-Dropout Campaign" be Curtailed? Suggests that dropping out of high school is overrated as a problem. (Author)

Change in educational objectives must reflect an awareness of the realities of our country's changing values and culture. Adults must be prepared to accept and answer youth's questions. (JB)

Assessed behavior problems in blind children (N=104) at a residential school. Teachers completed the Behavior Problem Checklist and results were compared with previous studies of deaf children. Results were more similar to those with hearing impaired children in the residential setting than to deaf children at home or nonhandicapped children.…

State laws pertaining to truants, runaways, and other "status offenders"--as distinguished from delinquents who have committed crimes--are discussed. Characteristics of these youths and their families are noted. Shortcomings of existing programs for them and the need for educational alternatives are pointed out. (PP)