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Schools and Delinquency

Schools and Delinquency - Cambridge Criminology Series

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Publisher's Synopsis

Schools and Delinquency, first published in 2001, provides a comprehensive review and critique of the current research about the causes of delinquency, substance use, drop-out, and truancy, and the role of the school in preventing these behavior patterns. Examining school-based prevention programs and practices for grades K-12, Denise Gottfredson identifies a broad array of effective strategies improving the school environment, as well as some that specifically target youths at risk of developing problem behaviors. She also explains why several popular school-based prevention strategies are ineffective and should be abandoned. Gottfredson analyzes, within the larger context of the community, the special challenges to effective prevention programming that arise in disorganized settings, identifying ways to overcome these obstacles and to make the most troubled schools safer and more productive environments.

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Cambridge University Press dates from 1534 and is part of the University of Cambridge. We further the University's mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence.

Book information

ISBN: 9780521623247
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 371.780973
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 316
Weight: 589g
Height: 236mm
Width: 160mm
Spine width: 28mm