Research evidence now supports the prediction that juvenile delinquents fare significantly better in rehabilitative programmes than in youth prisons or home confinement. This book constitutes a groundbreaking, how-to roadmap for developing and implementing an effective rehabilitative programme for delinquent youth.
Grounded in the knowledge on how antisocial and criminal behavior develops in youth and how it can effectively be treated, this work describes ways to reduce juvenile delinquency by targeting specific risk factors and strengthening young people's personal, family, and community resources.
Reforming School Discipline and the Juvenile Justice System
Offers the first truly comprehensive assessment of the "school-to-prison pipeline". Written by one of the foremost experts on this topic, the book examines school disciplinary policies and juvenile justice policies that contribute to the pipeline, describes its impact on targeted children and adolescents, and recommends a more supportive and ......
Controversies in the Assessment and Treatment of Juvenile Sex Offenders
Through an analysis of the history of the problem and an empirical review of the literature, including specific cases and their outcomes, this book demonstrates that practices are based more on collective fears and moral passions than on any supportive science or sound policy.
Controversies in the Assessment and Treatment of Juvenile Sex Offenders
Over the years, concern about adolescent sex offenders has grown at an astonishing pace, garnering coverage in the media and providing fodder for television shows like Law & Order. This book critiques the system and its methods for treating and categorizing juveniles, and calls for a reevaluation of how these cases should be managed in the future.
Race, Politics, and the Criminalizing of Juvenile Justice
Winner, 2020 ACJS Outstanding Book Award, given by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences A major statement on the juvenile justice system by one of America's leading experts The juvenile court lies at the intersection of youth policy and crime policy. Its institutional practices reflect our changing ideas about children and crime control. ......
New Approaches to Juvenile Justice and Youth Violence
Focusing on the role of institutions in combating youth violence, this volume seeks to reflect its complex and multidimensional character. It brings together a wide range of skilled professionals and academics across disciplines to focus on the coordination and implementation of youth anti-violence strategies.
