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Treating the Juvenile Offender
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Hoge, Robert D., Ed.; Guerra, Nancy G., Ed.; Boxer, Paul, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2008
This authoritative, highly readable reference and text is grounded in the latest knowledge on how antisocial and criminal behavior develops in youth and how it can effectively be treated. Contributors describe proven ways to reduce juvenile delinquency by targeting specific risk factors and strengthening young people's personal, family, and…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Substance Abuse, Intervention, Delinquency
Teens at Risk: Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints Series.
Egendorf, Laura K., Ed.; Hurley, Jennifer A., Ed. – 1999
Contributions in this collection present opposing viewpoints about factors that put teens at risk; illustrate how society can deal with teenage crime and violence; show how to prevent teen pregnancy; and present the roles of the media and government in teen substance abuse. The following essays are presented: (1) "A Variety of Factors Put Teens at…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Delinquency, Pregnancy
Handbook of Youth Prevention Science
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Doll, Beth, Ed.; Pfohl, William, Ed.; Yoon, Jina S., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
The "Handbook of Youth Prevention Science" describes current research and practice in mental health preventive interventions for youth. Traditional prevention research focused on preventing specific disorders, e.g. substance abuse, conduct disorders, or criminality. This produced "silos" of isolated knowledge about the…
Descriptors: Prevention, Health Promotion, Mental Health, Intervention
Troubled Adolescents and HIV Infection.
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Woodruff, John O., Ed.; And Others – 1989
This report on adolescents, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), and Human Immune Virus (HIV) infection had its beginning in the Knowledge Development Workshop "Issues in the Prevention and Treatment of AIDS Among Adolescents with Serious Emotional Disturbance," held June 9-10, 1988 in the District of Columbia. These papers are included:…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Delinquency
Youth at Risk: A Prevention Resource for Counselors, Teachers, and Parents. Second Edition.
Capuzzi, David, Ed.; Gross, Douglas R., Ed. – 1996
This monograph outlines early prevention efforts that can decrease the development of destructive behaviors in at-risk youth. The text provides those who work with young people the information they need to identify individuals with the highest potential for "at-riskness." Such care givers also need to understand the causal factors for at-risk…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Children, Delinquency
Alternatives to Incarceration: Prevention or Treatment. Monograph on Youth in the 1990s. Issue #4.
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Richards, Anthony, Ed.; Bocarro, Jason, Ed. – 1995
The articles in this collection address various definitions, viewpoints, and treatments for youth at risk and youth offenders. Articles not only examine alternatives to incarceration, but also provide examples of value-forming experiences beneficial to all young people. The articles and authors are: (1) "Introduction" (Anthony Richards); (2) "The…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Agency Cooperation, Antisocial Behavior
At-Risk Youth: A Compilation of Counseling Technique Papers.
Gray, Lizbeth A., Ed. – 1990
This document consists of papers by masters degree students that concern counseling techniques for at-risk youth. The following papers included are: (1) "Adolescent Depression: Its Diagnosis and Treatment" (Bruce Bowers); (2) "Counseling the Bereaved Child: A School Counselor's Perspective" (David Boyle); (3) "Adolescents of Divorce: An Overview…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Behavior Disorders, Counseling Techniques