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Download full textDavis, Maryann; Cooper, Deborah K. – 1998
This study used archival data to examine adult charges and court outcomes for 82 individuals who had been treated in public mental health programs as adolescents. Subjects' clinical records from their adolescent day treatment (18 percent), residential (23 percent) or hospital program (58 percent) were reviewed for sociodemographics, clinical…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Criminal Law
Melville, Keith, Ed. – 1986
This booklet, designed for use in secondary social studies classes and adult groups, explores the differing perspectives on the causes and prevention of violent crime. The problem, according to the first perspective, is that the sharp increase in crime is due to the absence of punishment. The most promising solution is to get tougher with all…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Correctional Institutions, Crime, Crime Prevention
