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Peer reviewedMontgomery, Michael – Reclaiming Children and Youth: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 1997
Reports on interventions with gangs of youth in Northern Ireland beyond the control of authorities. Recounts how physical abuse or banishment have proven ineffective in curtailing delinquency and offers a case study to exemplify this point. Details the powerlessness of punishment, advocating high expectations and communication over coercion. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Discipline, Foreign Countries
Hardy, Lawrence – American School Board Journal, 2000
Vechij Himdag (A New Way) is an alternative school located 25 miles from Phoenix in Sacaton--a village on a Pima Indian reservation. In a community drastically changed by whites' diversion of the Gila River for their crops, the school serves students needing a second chance and considerable adult attention. (MLH)
Descriptors: American Indians, Attendance, Delinquency, Discipline
