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Title Families, schools, and delinquency prevention / James Q. Wilson and Glenn C. Loury, editors.

Publication Info. New York : Springer-Verlag, [1987]
©1987

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  362.74 F198F    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 340 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series From children to citizens ; v. 3
From children to citizens ; v. 3.
Bibliography Includes bibliographies and indexes.
Contents Part I. Families, children, and delinquency -- The family as context for delinquency prevention : Demographic trends and political realities / Glenn C. Lowry -- Early precursors of frequent offending / David P. Farrington -- Biomedical problems in juvenile delinquency : Issues in diagnosis and treatment / Richard Barnum -- Part II. Promising interventions : Family training -- What policy makers and practitioners can learn from family studies of juvenile conduct problems and delinquency / Rolf Loeber -- Contingency management with oppositional children : Some critical teaching issues for parents / Robert G. Wahler -- Part III. Promising interventions : Preschool and school programs -- Can preschool programs help prevent delinquency? / Lawrence J. Schweinhart -- The implications of early intervention efforts for the primary prevention of juvenile delinquency / Edward Zigler and Nancy W. Hall -- Delinquency prevention through parent training : Results and issues from work in progress / J. David Hawkins...[et al.] -- Part IV. The family and public policy -- Giving the juvenile court a preschool education / Douglas J. Besharov -- The federal government and the family / Leslie Lenkowsky -- Delinquency prevention and labeling / Charles F. Wellford -- Multiproblem families and the community / Brigitte Berger -- Part V. Conclusion -- Strategic opportunities for delinquency prevention / James Q. Wilson.
Subject Social work with children -- United States -- Congresses.
Juvenile delinquency -- United States -- Prevention -- Congresses.
Family social work -- United States -- Congresses.
Education, Preschool -- Social aspects -- United States -- Congresses.
Home and school -- United States -- Congresses.
Added Author Wilson, James Q.
Loury, Glenn C.
ISBN 0387964347: $39.50 (est.)
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