Juvenile justice practice : a cross-disciplinary approach to intervention

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Juvenile justice practice : a cross-disciplinary approach to intervention

Rodney A. Ellis, Karen M. Sowers

Brooks/Cole, c2001

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This unique, practical, and exciting introductory text (for practitioners from virtually every discipline who work within the juvenile justice system) provides information and skill-building exercises across a range of practice never before covered in a single text. Its breadth provides the new or aspiring practitioner with a solid, comprehensive foundation for future work. The authors offer workable solutions to many of the real-life situations face by professionals in their daily lives. Although the book is extremely current in its inclusion of today's most effective techniques and interventions, the authors have built into the book a focus on teaching students methods of staying current on the latest effective intervention and trends within the system. Readers are encouraged to apply techniques that will help them establish relationships with and tap the resources of federal, state, and private juvenile justice organizations.

Table of Contents

Preface. 1. Practitioners In The Juvenile Justice. The Scope of the Problem. A Description of the Juvenile Justice Client. Roles of Practitioners. Future Trends in Juvenile Crime. Summary. 2. Interdisciplinary Teamwork In Juvenile Justice. Interaction with Clients. Interaction with Others in the Juvenile Justice System. Interaction with Law Enforcement Personnel. Interaction with Child Welfare Workers. Interaction with Mental Health and Substance Abuse Systems. Interaction with Educational Professionals. Interdisciplinary Cooperation and Teamwork. Summary. 3. Juvenile Justice Assessment. Purposes of Assessment. Components of Assessment. Specialized Assessment: Evaluation. Risk-based Assessment. Instruments for Assessment. Using Assessment for Intervention Planning. Summary. 4. Interventions With Youths And Families. Three Priorities in Intervention. General Principles of Effective Intervention. Sanctions, Monitoring, and Supervision. Family Counseling. Parent Training. Summary. 5. Interventions For Social Systems. Interventions for the School Social System. Interventions for the Peer Social System. Interventions for the Employment Social System. Interventions for the Community Social System. Interventions for Gang-Involvement. Summary. 6. Interventions To Avoid. The History of Ineffective Intervention. Characteristics of Ineffective Intervention. Counterproductive Interventions. How to Find Interventions that Work. Summary. 7.Intervention With Different Populations. Sensitivity to Racial and Ethnic Differences. Gender Differences and Intervention. Intervention and the Developmental Stages. Summary. 8. Best Practices In The Juvenile Justice. Multisystemic Therapy. Victim-Offender Mediation. Families and Schools Together. The PREPARE Curriculum. Family Intervention Project. Intensive Aftercare Program. Summary. 9. An Evaluation Primer. Single-Subject Design. Outcome Evaluation. Summary. 10. Current And Future. Current Trends in Juvenile Justice. Probable Future Issues. Building an Effective Juvenile Justice System. Summary. Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA52331616
  • ISBN
    • 053436795X
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Belmont, CA
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 290 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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