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Title: Adolescentes asesinos.(crimen juvenil; aspectos psicológicos; prevención)(TT: Murderous youth.)(TA: juvenile crime; psychological aspects; prevention)
Author: Benjamín Frieventh
Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 17, 1999
Publisher: Spanish Publications, Inc.
Volume: 6Issue: 350Page: 4

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Informative and Well Researched
Peter Greenwood's book is primarily an academic study that exhaustively analyzes prevention programs that particularly target at-risk youth in context of the juvenile justice system. But he goes well beyond juvenile justice by exploring almost all facets of prevention programs aimed at children, including those acknowledged as genuinely evidence-based programs and their counterpart, those that wind up being ineffective and a waste of money because they haven't been subjected to rigorous evaluation. (The DARE program, "boot camps," and Scared Straight are chief among those known to have failed.)

Greenwood's analysis is both thorough and provocative, but he goes one step further than analysis by including an evaluation of the politics at play. Serious business, indeed.

This is a good addition to the library of anyone interested in criminal justice, prevention programs, research methodology, and how political will is shaped. And, although it generally is academic in nature, it's sufficiently readable for lay people who just want to know a little more about the subject. ... Read more

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The Second Edition of Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency: A Comprehensive Framework aims to inform students about the latest research and the most promising and effective programs and provides a wealth of information for understanding, preventing and controlling juvenile delinquency.

Key Features

• Examines the history of current juvenile justice system policies and practices, including the juvenile violence "epidemic"
• Discusses key myths about juvenile violence and the ability of the juvenile justice system to handle modern-day juvenile delinquents
• Applies developmental theories of juvenile delinquency to understanding how juvenile offender careers evolve
• Reviews effective prevention and rehabilitation programs and what does not work
• Presents a comprehensive framework for building a continuum of effective programs

Intended Audience: This is an ideal supplementary text for undergraduate and graduate courses in juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, and violent offender intervention courses. It is also essential reading for juvenile justice and social services research and development specialists.

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A good review of the juvenile justice field
I used this book in a Juvenile Deliquency course.It ispacked with important information, theoretical orientations, and Howell spends much time addressing the history of the field and JD in general.I found the book to work very welll for the more professional orientated students in the class. For example, I had a couple of police officers who really liked the book because it addressed some very practical issues they were facing every day. Other, less experienced, students were a little put off by the small print and the textbook format.The book is also a little repetitive, and the same topics are are addressed in different places in the book.Although it was published in 2003, many of the statistics are outdated which is a shame. I would love to see a revised and/ or a condensed edition. ... Read more