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Download full textIreland, Timothy; Widom, Cathy Spatz – 1995
Using data from a large project on child abuse and neglect as predictors of violent criminal behavior, researchers investigated the connection between childhood maltreatment and later arrest for alcohol and drug-related offenses. After controlling for age, gender, and race, child maltreatment was found to be a significant predictor of delinquency.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Child Abuse
Ayers, William – 1997
This book tells the story of one year in the life of a juvenile court classroom. The Chicago (Illinois) juvenile court is the largest site of incarcerated youth in the world, and was the first state court provided exclusively for children. The experiences of the detention center school, focusing on the classroom of "Mr. B.," a committed…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Childrens Rights, Correctional Rehabilitation
Arthur, Richard; Erickson, Edsel – 1992
This book explores the U.S. gang problem, based on the author's 35 years of experience as a high school and junior high school teacher, principal, and community organizer in Oakland and Los Angeles (California). Chapters discuss the subculture of gang worlds, reasons why youth are attracted to gangs, how educators can reach out to students, the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Community Role, Delinquency
Bullard, Sara, Ed. – Teaching Tolerance, 1993
Explores the childhood and adolescence of the Hispanic American poet Luis Rodriguez, who grew up in Los Angeles (California) and was involved in gangs with other children of Mexican immigrants. Rodriguez's autobiography is offered so that adolescents, including his own son, may learn from his experience. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autobiographies, Children, Delinquency
Peer reviewedFinn, Jeremy D.; And Others – Urban Education, 1988
Reviews the educational experiences of 106 children and adolescents who appeared in juvenile court either as status offenders or delinquents. Concludes that poor academic performance, low self-esteem, and low school participation may be connected to antisocial and delinquent behavior. (FMW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior
Delaware Univ., Newark. Kids Count in Delaware. – 2001
This Kids Count fact book provides a statistical portrait of the well-being of children in Wilmington, Delaware, and is designed as a resource for policymakers and citizens to use in shaping local action to improve the status of children and families in Wilmington. In addition to demographic information, 11 featured indicators are used to describe…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Welfare, Children
Delaware Univ., Newark. Kids Count in Delaware. – 1999
This Kids Count fact book provides a statistical portrait of the well-being of children in Wilmington, Delaware, and it is designed to be used by policymakers, educators, youth development professionals, and neighborhoods in Wilmington to design and implement community youth development plans. Seventeen indicators are used to describe children's…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Welfare
