Juvenile Delinquency: Prevention, Assessment, and Intervention

Book Overview

Juvenile offending and anti-social behavior are enormous societal concerns. This broad-reaching volume summarizes the current evidence on prevention, diversion, causes, and rates of delinquency, as well as assessment of risk and intervention needs. A distinguished cast of contributors from law, psychology, and psychiatry describe what we know about interventions in school, community, and residential contexts, focusing particularly on interventions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019516007X
• ISBN13: 9780195160079
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.5"