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Scholars and policymakers increasingly call for evidence-based,
prevention-oriented, and community-driven approaches to improve
public health and reduce youth crime, substance use, and related
problems. However, few functional models exist. In Communities that
Care, four leading experts on prevention describe one such system
to illustrate how communities effectively engage in prevention
activities. Communities That Care (CTC) is a coalition-based
prevention system implemented successfully in dozens of communities
across the world that promotes healthy development and reduces
crime rates for youth. Drawing on literature from criminology,
community psychology, and prevention science this book describes
the conditions and actions necessary for effective community-based
prevention. The authors illustrate how effective community-based
prevention can be undertaken by describing how the CTC prevention
system has been developed, implemented, evaluated, and disseminated
across the U.S. and internationally. Communities that Care shares
invaluable lessons about the implementation and evaluation of
community-level interventions and establishes a set of best
practices for anyone seeking to engage in and/or evaluate effective
prevention efforts.
Why do youths commit crimes? Delinquency and Crime contains essays by nine leading criminologists that seek to answer this question by describing current theories of crime and the research evidence that supports them. The contributors offer perspectives on antisocial peer socialization, social development, interactional theory, behavior genetics, and community determinants. Each essay explores the practical implication of the authors' theoretical work for crime prevention and control.
Why is crime persistent over generations, within families and
within certain individuals? Is crime the manifestation of an
inherited latent trait or the result of a failure of socialization
and norm-setting processes? Why do youths commit crimes?
Delinquency and Crime contains essays by nine leading
criminologists that seek to answer these and other questions by
describing current theories of crime and the research evidence that
supports them. The authors' views on crime causation go beyond
traditional criminological theories of strain, cultural deviance,
social control, differential association and social learning to
present emerging and integrated models of the origins of crime,
including antisocial peer socialization, social development,
interactional theory, behavior genetics, and community
determinants. Each essay explores the practical implication of the
authors' theoretical work for crime prevention and control.
"This sourcebook provides outstandingly important, up-to-date, and comprehensive reviews of knowledge about the prevention and treatment of serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders. It is an essential reference work for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers who are interested in this topic." --David P. Farrington, Professor of Psychological Criminology, University of Cambridge "At a time when the basic unit of policy about youth crime is often the sound bite, this volume shows the value of information and sustained analysis in creating a balanced program for dealing with the serious juvenile offender. The book is of value both as a specific set of youth crime proposals and as a model of the policy planning process in a difficult area." --Franklin E. Zimring, William Simon Professor of Law and Director, Earl Warren Legal Institute, University of California at Berkeley This indispensable sourcebook sculpts an alternative response to juvenile crime. The rise of violent crimes committed by youths and the lack of effective responses to treating juvenile offenders have underscored the dire need for a different approach. Some of the most respected experts in juvenile justice answer that need in this authoritative volume, presenting a balanced, humane, and effective strategy for change. The result is a comprehensive approach to preventing, treating, and controlling serious juvenile criminal behavior. Thorough analysis of strategy implementation complements discussion of core issues such as controlling delinquency, developing early and intensive intervention programs, risk assessment, and classification tools. The inclusion of special chapters on recent gang research and juveniles in the criminal court system make this volume the essential up-to-date resource for juvenile justice specialists. A Sourcebook: Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offenders gathers together information integral to the work of policymakers, lawmakers, law enforcement personnel, and social workers as well as criminal justice researchers, sociologists, and advanced students in these fields.
The present publication aims to make public a stele, carved with
both a relief of the Storm-God and a Luwian inscription, that was
discovered in the Euphrates river in 1999 between the modern
village of Qubbah and the archaeological site of Tell Ahmar in
northern Syria.
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