1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910829056603321

Autore

Howell James C.

Titolo

Handbook for evidence-based juvenile justice systems / / James C. Howell, Mark W. Lipsey, and John J. Wilson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-8709-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Disciplina

364.360973

Soggetti

Juvenile corrections - United States

Juvenile delinquency - United States

Juvenile justice, Administration of - United States

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Research with Important Implications for Juvenile Justice Practice; Chapter 3. A Comprehensive Strategy for Evidence-based Juvenile Justice Practice; Chapter 4. Effective Evidence-based Prevention and Intervention Programs for Juvenile Offenders; Chapter 5. The Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol; Chapter 6. Initiating and Sustaining Evidence-based Practice; Chapter 7. Eight Key Administrative Tools that Support Evidence-Based Programming; Chapter 8. Conclusion; Appendix: Needed Juvenile Justice System Reforms; References

IndexAbout the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

A Handbook for Evidence-Based Juvenile Justice Systems promotes a comprehensive strategy for reducing criminal careers of serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders, including gang members, in an approach that is supported by current research. A step-by-step blueprint is provided for interrupting these offender's criminal careers with a combination of effective intervention programs and graduated sanctions in a research-based, data-driven, and outcome-focused approach.<



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910165153103321

Autore

Albuquerque Ulysses Paulino

Titolo

Ethnobotany for Beginners / / by Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Marcelo Alves Ramos, Washington Soares Ferreira Júnior, Patrícia Muniz de Medeiros

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-52872-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 71 p. 11 illus. in color.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Plant Science, , 2192-1229

Disciplina

581.61

Soggetti

Plant ecology

Plants

Plant physiology

Plant anatomy

Plants - Development

Plant diseases

Plant breeding

Plant Ecology

Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography

Plant Physiology

Plant Anatomy/Development

Plant Pathology

Plant Breeding/Biotechnology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: History and Concepts -- Chapter 2: Approaches and Interests of Ethnobotanical Research -- Chapter 3: Investigation Methods -- Chapter 4: The Classic Approaches -- Chapter 5: Reflecting on Research in Ethnobotany -- Chapter 6: Ethnobotany, Science and Society.

Sommario/riassunto

Designed for new scholars, this book features a quick and easy-to-read discussion of ethnobotany along with its major developments. The language is clear and concise, objective and straightforward, and



structured to lead the reader from the beginning of this science to the most recent developments. While there are some books on ethnobotany, mainly dealing with methods, this book covers the topic in an introductory and comprehensive text that prepares the reader for more advanced study of ethnobotany.