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Handbook for evidence-based juvenile justice systems / James C. Howell, Mark W. Lipsey, and John J. Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Howell, James C., author.
- Lipsey, Mark W., author.
- Wilson, John J., 1944- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Juvenile corrections--United States.
- Juvenile corrections.
- Juvenile delinquency--United States.
- Juvenile delinquency.
- Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States.
- Juvenile justice, Administration of.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland ; London, England : Lexington Books, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.<
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-66698-288-1
- 0-7391-8709-0
- OCLC:
- 881608130
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