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Peer reviewedCalhoun, John A.; O'Neil, Jean F. – PTA Today, 1986
Teenagers are the most likely age group to be victims of crime and the least likely to report crimes to the police. Parents, students, and teachers can work together to help prevent crime. (DF)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crime Prevention, Parent Role, School Role
Calhoun, John A. – Reaching Today's Youth: The Community Circle of Caring Journal, 1999
Advocates a shift in the foundation on which youth policies are based-from fear to hope, and prisons to prevention. Provides two examples of National Crime Prevention Council programs that are built on such a foundation and discusses their effectiveness. (Author/GCP)
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Policy Formation, Program Evaluation, Resilience (Personality)
Direct linkCalhoun, John A. – Reclaiming Children and Youth: The Journal of Strength-based Interventions, 2004
The founder of the National Crime Prevention Council observes that many successful prevention initiatives are driven by deeply held moral or religious beliefs. He proposes that they enhance their "policy-speak" with deeper spiritual principles underlying many effective programs. This article puts forth a glossary of reclaiming concepts rooted in…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Values, Public Policy, Crime
