ERIC_NO:
ED394115
TITLE:
Delinquency Prevention Works. Program Summary.
AUTHOR:
Bilchik, Shay
PUBLICATION_DATE:
1995
ABSTRACT:
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) compiled this summary in order to assist states and jurisdictions in their
delinquency prevention efforts. The summary provides a synthesis of current
information on a broad range of programs and strategies which seek to
prevent delinquency. The theory of risk-focused prevention is explained
and correlated to stages of youth development and such areas of focus
as the family and community. References to relevant research and evaluation
are provided in order to ground these programs and provide a context for
their successful implementation. The summary: (1) presents and explains
principles for effective delinquency prevention and early intervention;
(2) describes risk and protective factors involved with the development
of delinquency; (3) presents and explains the systems that are responsible
for preventing delinquency; (4) describes what works in delinquency
prevention; (5) explains how variables present during various developmental
stages relate to delinquency; and (6) presents a variety of family,
community, and school-based programs which serve to prevent delinquency.
Appendix A gives detailed program descriptions, and Appendix B lists Crime
Act prevention programs. (Contains 28 references.) (TS)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS:
Crime Prevention; Delinquency; Delinquency Prevention;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS:
Community Problems; Delinquency Causes; Developmental Stages; Federal Programs; Government Role; Juvenile Gangs; Program Effectiveness; Youth;
IDENTIFIERS:
*Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Office
PUBLICATION_TYPE:
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