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Treating the juvenile offender / edited by Robert D. Hoge, Nancy G. Guerra, Paul Boxer.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Juvenile delinquency--Treatment--United States.
- Juvenile delinquency.
- Juvenile delinquency--United States--Prevention.
- At-risk youth--United States--Psychology.
- At-risk youth.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (304 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Guilford Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This authoritative, highly readable reference and text is grounded in the latest knowledge on how antisocial and criminal behavior develops in youth and how it can effectively be treated. Contributors describe proven ways to reduce juvenile delinquency by targeting specific risk factors and strengthening young people's personal, family, and community resources. Thorough yet concise, the book reviews exemplary programs and discusses theoretical, empirical, and practical issues in assessment and intervention. It also provides best-practice recommendations for workin
- Contents:
- A portrait of juvenile offending in the United States / Kirk R. Williams, Louis Tuthill, and Shoon Lio
- Theoretical and research advances in understanding the causes of juvenile offending / Nancy G. Guerra... [et al.]
- Assessment in juvenile justice systems / Robert D. Hoge
- What works : best practices with juvenile offenders / Nancy G. Guerra, Tia E. Kim, and Paul Boxer
- Implementing treatment programs in community and institutional settings / Nancy G. Guerra and Caren Leaf
- How policy affects practice in the treatment of juvenile offenders : the California experience / Elizabeth Siggins and Amy Seidlitz
- Treatment of violent offenders / Paul Boxer and Paul J. Frick
- Treating gang-involved offenders / Robert Nash Parker... [et al.]
- Juvenile sexual offending : an evidence-based approach to assessment and intervention / Gary O'Reilly and Clodagh Ann Dowling
- Mental health, substance abuse, and trauma / Bonita M. Veysey
- Juvenile offenders with special education needs / Carolyn Eggleston
- The female juvenile offender / Robert D. Hoge and Lynda Robertson.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-35689-1
- 9786611356897
- 1-60623-013-1
- OCLC:
- 476156713
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