Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency: A Comprehensive Framework

By James C. Howell

Book Overview

Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency: A Comprehensive Framework

presents the latest research and most effective programs for understanding, preventing, and controlling juvenile delinquency. Renowned specialist in the field James C. Howell examines key myths about juvenile violence and the ability of the juvenile justice system to handle modern-day juvenile delinquents. Reviewing the history of current juvenile justice system policies and practices, Howell provides a comprehensive framework for analyzing and responding to juvenile crime.

Intended as a supplementary text for undergraduate and graduate courses in juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, and violent offender intervention courses, Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency is also essential reading for juvenile justice and social services research and development specialists.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761925090
• ISBN13: 9780761925095
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

A good review of the juvenile justice field

I used this book in a Juvenile Deliquency course. It is packed with important information, theoretical orientations, and Howell spends much time addressing the history of the field and JD in general. I found the book to work very welll for the more professional orientated students in the class. For example, I had a couple of police officers who really liked the book because it addressed some very practical issues they were facing every day. Other, less experienced, students were a little put off by the small print and the textbook format. The book is also a little repetitive, and the same topics are are addressed in different places in the book. Although it was published in 2003, many of the statistics are outdated which is a shame. I would love to see a revised and/ or a condensed edition.