This sourcebook provides outstandingly important, up-to-date, and comprehensive reviews of knowledge about the prevention and treatment of serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders. It is an essential reference work for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers who are interested in this topic. --David P. Farrington, Professor of Psychological Criminology, University of Cambridge "At a time when the basic unit of policy about youth crime is often the sound bite, this volume shows the value of information and sustained analysis in creating a balanced program for dealing with the serious juvenile offender. The book is of value both as a specific set of youth crime proposals and as a model of the policy planning process in a difficult area." --Franklin E. Zimring, William Simon Professor of Law and Director, Earl Warren Legal Institute, University of California at Berkeley This indispensable sourcebook sculpts an alternative response to juvenile crime. The rise of violent crimes committed by youths and the lack of effective responses to treating juvenile offenders have underscored the dire need for a different approach. Some of the most respected experts in juvenile justice answer that need in this authoritative volume, presenting a balanced, humane, and effective strategy for change. The result is a comprehensive approach to preventing, treating, and controlling serious juvenile criminal behavior. Thorough analysis of strategy implementation complements discussion of core issues such as controlling delinquency, developing early and intensive intervention programs, risk assessment, and classification tools. The inclusion of special chapters on recent gang research and juveniles in the criminal court system make this volume the essential up-to-date resource for juvenile justice specialists. A Sourcebook: Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offenders gathers together information integral to the work of policymakers, lawmakers, law enforcement personnel, and social workers as well as criminal justice researchers, sociologists, and advanced students in these fields.
Show moreThis sourcebook provides outstandingly important, up-to-date, and comprehensive reviews of knowledge about the prevention and treatment of serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders. It is an essential reference work for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers who are interested in this topic. --David P. Farrington, Professor of Psychological Criminology, University of Cambridge "At a time when the basic unit of policy about youth crime is often the sound bite, this volume shows the value of information and sustained analysis in creating a balanced program for dealing with the serious juvenile offender. The book is of value both as a specific set of youth crime proposals and as a model of the policy planning process in a difficult area." --Franklin E. Zimring, William Simon Professor of Law and Director, Earl Warren Legal Institute, University of California at Berkeley This indispensable sourcebook sculpts an alternative response to juvenile crime. The rise of violent crimes committed by youths and the lack of effective responses to treating juvenile offenders have underscored the dire need for a different approach. Some of the most respected experts in juvenile justice answer that need in this authoritative volume, presenting a balanced, humane, and effective strategy for change. The result is a comprehensive approach to preventing, treating, and controlling serious juvenile criminal behavior. Thorough analysis of strategy implementation complements discussion of core issues such as controlling delinquency, developing early and intensive intervention programs, risk assessment, and classification tools. The inclusion of special chapters on recent gang research and juveniles in the criminal court system make this volume the essential up-to-date resource for juvenile justice specialists. A Sourcebook: Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offenders gathers together information integral to the work of policymakers, lawmakers, law enforcement personnel, and social workers as well as criminal justice researchers, sociologists, and advanced students in these fields.
Show morePreface
Trends in Juvenile Crime and Youth Violence - James C Howell, Barry
Krisberg and Michael Jones
Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile
Offenders - John J Wilson and James C Howell
Preventing Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offending - J
David Hawkins, Richard F Catalano and Devon D Brewer
Effective Strategies from Conception to Age 6
Preventing Serious, Violent and Chronic Juvenile Offending - Devon
D Brewer et al
A Review of Evaluations of Selected Strategies in Childhood,
Adolescence and the Community
Graduated Sanctions for Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile
Offenders - Barry Krisberg et al
Risk Assessment and Classification for Serious, Violent, and
Chronic Juvenile Offenders - Richard G Wiebush et al
The Prevention of Serious Delinquency and Violence - Terence P
Thornberry, David Huizinga and Rolf Loeber
Implications from the Program of Research on the Causes and
Correlates of Delinquency
Separating the Men from the Boys - Jeffrey Fagan
The Comparative Advantage of Juvenile versus Criminal Court
Sanctions on Recidivism among Adolescent Felony Offenders
Gangs and Youth Violence - James C Howell
Recent Research
Conclusion - James C Howell and Barry Krisberg
Dr. James C. (Buddy) Howell is a Senior Research Associate with the
National Gang Center, in Tallahassee, Florida, where he has worked
for over twenty years. He formerly worked at the U.S. Department of
Justice for 23 years, mostly as director of research and program
development in the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention. He has published over 50 works on youth and street
gangs, and a similar number on juvenile justice and delinquency
prevention, and seven books on both topics. His gang publication
topics include street gang history; gang homicides; drug
trafficking; gangs in schools; hybrid gangs; myths about gangs;
risk factors; gang problem trends; gang history in the United
States; and what works in preventing gang activity, combating
gangs, and reducing gang crime. He is very active in helping states
and localities reform their juvenile justice systems and use
evidence-based programs, and in working with these entities to
address youth gang problems in a balanced approach.
Barry Krisberg (PhD, University of Pennsylvania) is a Senior Fellow
at the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy
at the University of California, Berkeley Law School and a Lecturer
in Residence at in the Juris Doctor Program at Berkeley Law. He is
known nationally for his research and expertise on juvenile justice
and corrections issues and is often called upon as a resource for
professionals, foundations, and the media. Dr. Krisberg was
appointed by the legislature to serve on the California Blue Ribbon
Commission on Inmate Population Management. Past president and
fellow of the Western Society of Criminology, he was Chair of the
California Attorney General’s Research Advisory Committee. Dr.
Krisberg was appointed to chair an Expert Panel to investigate the
conditions in the California youth prisons. His many books and
articles include Juvenile Justice and Continuing the Struggle for
Justice, both published by SAGE.
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