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Download full textAllan, John; And Others – 1996
As a society, the United States is becoming increasingly concerned with the far-reaching consequences of childhood aggression and youth violence. This book offers a way in which educators can talk to K-12 students about violence. The step-by-step approach enables students to talk about experiences with anger, violence, threats, loss of control,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Consciousness Raising, Crime Prevention
Kenney, Dennis Jay; Watson, T. Steuart – 1998
Schools are the primary means by which society transmits skills, values, and concepts about self to youth. Without a safe and secure environment, it becomes virtually impossible for students to learn. This book reports on one project to change the atmosphere of fear in a high school. Eleventh grade students were taught the SARA (Scanning,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crime Prevention, Delinquency, Discipline Problems
Schwartz, Ira M., Ed. – 1992
Some of the most critical and troubling issues in juvenile justice are addressed to serve as a catalyst and resource for developing sound juvenile justice public policy decisions. The following chapters examine juvenile court policies, special issues, and cost-effective interventions, and present findings of a national survey of public attitudes…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agenda Setting, Childrens Rights, Crime Prevention
McCord, Joan, Ed.; Widom, Cathy Spatz, Ed.; Crowell, Nancy A., Ed. – 2001
This book discusses patterns and trends in crimes committed by children and adolescents, analyzing youth crime as a subset of general crime and studying the impact of race and gender. It evaluates different approaches to forecasting future crime rates. Data come from a national panel that examined what is known about juvenile crime and its…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, At Risk Persons, Child Development, Crime Prevention
Glanz, Lorraine, Ed. – 1994
An extensive research project to develop a national strategy to prevent juvenile offending was undertaken in South Africa. The following proceedings of a workshop, which involved representatives of relevant organizations, are reported in this book: "Setting Goals" (Lorraine Glanz); "The Prevention of Juvenile Offending: Problems and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Correctional Rehabilitation, Crime
Batten, Margaret; Russell, Jean – 1995
This literature review compiled a survey of Australian research related to identification of students at risk and school-related programs which respond to these risks. Thus, two major components of this report are titled "Student Retention and Risk Factors" and "Programs for Students at Risk." Students at risk were defined as…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Crime Prevention, Crisis Intervention, Curriculum
