Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency: A Comprehensive Framework

by James C. Howell

Book Overview

The Second Edition of Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency: A Comprehensive Framework aims to inform students about the latest research and the most promising and effective programs and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• 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 Although it was published in 2003, many of the statistics are outdated which is a shame.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.