Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders: Risk Factors and Successful Interventions

by Rolf Loeber (Editor), David P. Farrington (Editor)

Overview

Detailed and comprehensive, this volume presents authoritative discussions by leading scholars on issues surrounding serious and violent juvenile offenders. This population is responsible for a disproportionate percentage of all crime and poses the greatest challenge to juvenile justice policymakers. This volume integrates knowledge about risk and protective prevention programs, so that conclusions from each area can inform the other.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761912750
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/27/1998
Pages:	533
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine (Secondary appointment in Dept. of Psychology)
Ph D, Queens University
Clinical Program, Clinical/Developmental Program
Research Interests: Juvenile antisocial behavior and delinquency, substance use, mental health problems

Table of Contents

Foreword - Rolf Loeber and David P Farrington
Preface 1 - James Q Wilson
Preface 2 - Lloyd E Ohlin
Major Aims of the Book - David P Farrington and Rolf Loeber
PART 1: DEVELOPMENTAL COURSE AND RISK FACTORS
Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders - Rolf Loeber, David P Farrington and Daviel A Waschbusch
Race and Ethnicity and Serious Juvenil Offenders - Darnell Hawkins, John H Laub and Janet Lauritsen
The Contemporaneous Co-Occurrence of Serious and Violent Juvenile Offending and Other Problems - David Huizinga and Cynthia Jakob-Chien
Development of Serious and Violent Offending Careers - Patrick H Tolan and Deborah Gorman-Smith
Predictors of Violent or Serious Delinquency in Adolescence and Early Adulthood - Mark W Lipsey and James H Derzon
A Synthesis of Longitudinal Research
A Review of Predictors of Youth Violence - J David Hawkins et al
Membership in Youth Gangs and Involvement in Serious and Violent Offenders - Terence P Thornberry
Screening of Serious/Violent Juvenile Offenders - Marc Le Blanc
Identification, Classification and Prediction
PART TWO: PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS AND GRADUATED SANCTIONS
The Prevention of Serious and Violent Juvenile Offending - Gail A Wasserman and Laurie S Miller
Comprehensive Community and School-Based Interventions to Prevent Antisocial Behavior - Richard F Catalano et al
Promising Programs for Youth Gang Violence Prevention and Intervention - James C Howell
Effective Intervention for Serious Juvenile Offenders - Mark W Lipsey and David B Wilson
The Impact of the Juvenile Justice System and Prospects for Graduated Sanctions in a Comprehensive Strategy - Barry Krisberg and James C Howell
Intermediate Sanctions and Community Treatment of Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders - David M Altschuler
PART THREE: CONCLUDING OVERVIEW
Serious Violent Juvenile Offenders - Nancy G Guerra
Gaps in Knowledge and Research Priorities
Conclusions and the Way Forward - Rolf Loeber and David P Farrington

Editorial Reviews

These 18 contributions set out the conclusions of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Study Group on Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders. The authors offer insights into the origins of criminal careers and the effectiveness of intervention and prevention programs, particularly early intervention efforts that involve both parents and children, and experimental efforts that have proved effective. The editors include an executive summary. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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