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Bibliographies
Journals &
periodicals
Selected publications
- "Boot
Camps for Juvenile Offenders: An Implementation Evaluation of
Three Demonstration Programs" by Blaire B. Bourque, et al.:
(National Institute of Justice, Jan 1996.)
- "Caught
in the Crossfire": This PBS documentary from "The
Merrow Report" about youth and violence has won several
awards; a link to the script is available.
- "Children
and Firearms": A fact sheet from the American
Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (ACAP).
- Combating
Violence and Delinquency: The National Juvenile Justice Action
Plan: This action plan descibes how communities can generate
solutions to problems of juvenile violence and victimization
and how individuals and groups can reduce violence in their own
block, public housing unit, or neighborhood. This is the text-only
version (399512 bytes); see the home page of the Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for the Adobe
Acrobat version. Also available: a press
release and summary
of the report. (Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention, Mar 1996.)
- "Conditions
of Confinement in Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities"
by Barbara Allen-Hagen: Discusses overcrowding and other
problems in juvenile facilities. (Office of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention, Fact Sheet #1, Apr 1993.)
- "The
Cycle of Violence Revisited": What happens to abused
and neglected children after they grow up? Do the victims of
violence and neglect later become criminals or violent offenders
themselves? (National Institute of Justice, NIJ Research Preview,
Feb 1996.)
- "Delinquency
Cases in Juvenile Court, 1992" by Jeffrey A. Butts:
(Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Fact
Sheet #18, Jul 1994.)
- "Disproportionate
Minority Representation" by Mark Roscoe and Reggie Morton.:
Discusses the reasons behind a nationwide evaluation of the factors
influencing disproportionate representation of minorities in
secure juvenile facilities. (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, Fact Sheet #11, Apr 1994).
- "Gangs"
by James C. Howell: A basic fact sheet about gangs, addressing
such questions as What is a gang?, How many gangs are
there in America?, and other common questions about gangs.
(Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Fact
Sheet #12, Apr 1994.)
- "Juvenile
Probation: The Workhorse of the Juvenile Justice System"
by Patricia McFall Torbet: (Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention, Juvenile Justice Bulletin, Mar 1996,
NCJ 158534.)
- "Prosecuting
Gangs: A National Assessment" by Claire Johnson, Barbara
Webster, and Edward Connors: (National Institute of Justice,
NIJ Research in Brief, Feb 1995, NCJ 152785.)
- "Serious,
Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offenders: A Comprehensive Strategy"
by John J. Wilson and James C. Howell: (Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Fact Sheet #4, Aug 1993.)
- "Teen
Deaths Due to Guns": A press release from the CDC. (Centers
for Disease Control, Mar 1993.)
- Trends
in Juvenile Violence by James A. Fox: An examination
of demographic trends and their impact on crime leads the author
of this report to conclude that the growth in juvenile population
in the next decade will cause a dramatic increase in the level
of juvenile violence.
- "Violence
by Young People: Why the Deadly Nexus?" by Alfred Blumstein:
In the face of heartening news about crime trends overall, violent
offending by young people is on the rise. This in-depth analysis
links the rise of gun-related homicide by juveniles to the growth
of drug markets and the diffusion of guns into the community.
This issue of NIJ Journal also includes two articles on
prevention of youth violence, "Controlling Crime Before
it Happens: Risk-Focused Prevention" by J. David Hawkins
and "Partnerships Against Violence: Reducing Youth Violence
Through Information Sharing" by Joan Alpert and Judy Reardon.
National Institute of Justice Journal 229, Aug 1995
- What
Works: Promising Interventions in Juvenile Justice: Program Report
by Imogene M. Montgomery, et al.: A compendium (487669 bytes)
of successful prevention and intervention programs for the prevention
of juvenile delinquency. (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, Oct 1994.)
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