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Record Nr.

UNINA9910481040003321

Autore

Schumacher Michael Allen

Titolo

The 8% solution [[electronic resource] ] : preventing serious, repeat juvenile crime / / Michael Schumacher, Gwen A. Kurz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2000

ISBN

1-322-41741-5

1-4522-3224-5

1-4522-6335-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (151 p.)

Collana

Juvenile Delinquency

Altri autori (Persone)

KurzGwen A

Disciplina

364.36/0973

Soggetti

Juvenile delinquents - Rehabilitation - California

Social work with juvenile delinquents - California

Juvenile delinquents - California - Prevention

Juvenile recidivists - California

Criminal behavior, Prediction of

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-138).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I - The 8% Problem; Chapter 1 - The 8% Problem: Serious, Chronic Juvenile Offenders; Chapter 2 - Crime at an Early Age: ""Let's Give 'Em a Break""; Chapter 3 - Disrupted Families: The Continuing Family Crisis; Chapter 4 - School Failure: School's Out for Good ...and That's Bad!; Chapter 5 - Drug and Alcohol Abuse: Getting ""High""and Sinking Low; Chapter 6 - Gangs, Runaways, and Thieves: Definitely the Wrong Crowd; Part II - Toward an 8% Solution

Chapter 7 - Laying the Groundwork: Devising an Intervention StrategyChapter 8 - From the Ivory Tower to the Street: Field Testing the Program Model; Chapter 9 - All's Well That Ends Well: The Field Test Results; Chapter 10 - A Case Study: A Lesson From the Real World; Chapter 11 - The 8% Solution -Orange County Style:True Collaboration and a One-Stop Shop; Chapter 12 - Overcoming Barriers:8% Lessons Learned; Chapter 13 - The Future of the 8% Solution:Building on a Sound Base; Appendix A; Appendix Β; Appendix C; Appendix D;



Appendix Ε; Appendix F; References; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This is a practical, common-sense guide offering long term solutions to juvenile crime through a proven programme. The work draws on extensive research and succesful practice with teenage repeat offenders.