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Gaustad, Joan – OSSC Bulletin, 1991
Since the 1960s, crime and violence have been increasing in schools. This document focuses on crime involving physical harm or the threat of physical harm to a student or staff member on school grounds or at school events. Chapter 1 reviews past trends in school violence, describes the current extent of the problem, and explores some of its…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Delinquency, Elementary Secondary Education, Emergency Programs
SLACK, CHARLES W. – 1963
REINFORCEMENT AND ROLE-REVERSAL TECHNIQUES ARE USED IN THE SCORE PROJECT, A LOW-COST PROGRAM OF DELINQUENCY PREVENTION FOR HARD-CORE TEENAGE STREET CORNER BOYS. COMMITTED TO THE BELIEF THAT THE BOYS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR ETHICAL BEHAVIOR, THE SCORE WORKER FOLLOWS B.F. SKINNER'S THEORY OF OPERANT CONDITIONING AND REINFORCES THE DELINQUENT'S GOOD…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior, Behavior Theories, Counselor Role

Pryor, Douglas W.; McGarrell, Edmund F. – Youth and Society, 1993
Reports results of a survey administered to the general public in a large midwestern city on public perceptions of youth gang crime. The 306 residents (aged 14 years and over) of Indianapolis (Indiana) surveyed generally feel that youth gang crime is more serious in areas other than their own. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crime, Delinquency, Disadvantaged Youth
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
Burnett, Gary; Walz, Garry – 1994
This ERIC digest examines the growth and nature of juvenile gangs and the growing problem they present in the nation's public schools. It explores the characteristics of gangs, the impact gangs are having on public schools, why gangs develop and why students join them, what the schools' responses have been to gangs, and effective interactions for…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Delinquency, Dropouts, Drug Use
Korn, Richard R., Ed. – 1968
Excerpts from eight books present material on juvenile delinquency. Included are selections from the following: "Wayward Youth" by August Aichhorn, "The Gang" by Frederic M. Thrasher, "The Jack-Roller" by Clifford R. Shaw, "Street Corner Society" by William Foote Whyte, "Children Who Hate" by Fritz Redl and David Wineman, "The Addict in the…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Autobiographies, Behavior Problems, Case Records
Walker-Barnes, Chanequa J.; Mason, Craig A.; Arrue, Rafael Martinez – 1999
This study examines the relative influence of peer and parenting behavior on changes in adolescent gang involvement and gang-related delinquency. An ethnically diverse sample of 300 urban ninth-grade students was recruited and assessed on 8 occasions during the school year. Analyses were conducted using hierarchical linear modeling. Results…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Delinquency, Ethnicity

Croddy, Marshall – Social Education, 1997
Provides a history of youthful offenders and society's efforts at rehabilitation and punishment. Traces the development of correctional institutions from their early days in England to the current efforts involving intervention and prevention. Includes photographs, historical and contemporary statistics, and tabular data. (MJP)
Descriptors: Crime, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Disadvantaged Environment
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
Moore, Joan W. – 1991
This book traces the histories of two Chicano gangs in East Los Angeles since the early 1940s, when common gang stereotypes were created by the media and law enforcement agencies. In an unusual collaborative effort, researchers worked with former gang members to make contact with and interview members of various "cliques" (cohorts) of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Delinquency, Economic Factors
Grady, Marilyn L. – 1996
This paper reviews the literature on violence and crime in schools and on prevention strategies and programs. A section on demographics examines incidence of crime and victimization in school, age of students involved, and types of violent behaviors. Underlying causes and conditions include family breakdown, substance abuse, poverty, and fear.…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Delinquency, Discipline Problems, Educational Environment
Howell, James C. – 1997
Youth violence and the juvenile justice system in the United States are explored. Part 1 takes stock of the situation. The first chapter discusses the origins and evaluation of the juvenile justice system, and the second considers the contributions of the Federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act to the existing juvenile justice…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention, Drug Use

Barrow, Rosemary; VanZommeren, Wayne; Young, Clark; Holtman, Paula – Rural Educator, 2001
Research investigating perceptions of guns, gangs, drugs, and violence in rural schools surveyed 266 principals and counselors in rural elementary, middle, and high schools in northern Missouri. Smaller schools and elementary schools had fewer problems than larger and middle/high schools. Community collaboration is essential to solving…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Child Abuse, Counselor Attitudes, Delinquency
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
Arndt, Randolph C. – 1994
This report offers a perspective on school violence and its pervasiveness as a local public-safety issue. It summarizes the responses of 700 cities and towns to a survey conducted by the National League of Cities (NLC) in 1994. Half of the nation's 200 largest cities responded, but the largest percentage of responses were from suburban and rural…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role, Juvenile Gangs