NCJ Number
43071
Editor(s)
E A WENK
Date Published
1975
Length
128 pages
Annotation
THESE ARTICLES EXPRESS A NUMBER OF DIVERSE OPINIONS AND RESEARCH FINDINGS ON THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF SCHOOL-RELATED DELINQUENCY, AS WELL AS ON THE ROLE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL IN GENERATING AND CONTROLLING DELINQUENCY.
Abstract
A NUMBER OF THE ARTICLES MAINTAIN THAT RADICAL CHANGES IN EDUCATIONAL FOCUS AND POLICIES ARE CRITICAL TO DELINQUENCY PREVENTION. CREDENTIALING, STATUS DEFINITION AND INSTITUTIONAL LABELING OF SOME YOUTH AS FAILURES ARE BELIEVED BY ONE AUTHOR TO ESTABLISH A NEGATIVE IDENTITY THAT IS OFTEN BELIEVED AND ACTED OUT BY THESE YOUTHS IN ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR. ANOTHER AUTHOR SUGGESTS, ON THE OTHER HAND, THAT SCHOOLS CAN DO LITTLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT PRODUCE DELINQUENCY. THE RESULTS OF A NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF SCHOOL SYSTEM REPRESENTATIVES UNDERTAKEN TO IDENTIFY EXISTING AND PROPOSED SCHOOL-BASED EFFORTS TO CONTROL DELINQUENCY IS REPORTED IN ONE OF THE ARTICLES. THE RESULTS OF A SUCCESSFUL THREE-YEAR POLICE-SCHOOL LIAISON PROJECT ARE DISCUSSED IN ANOTHER ARTICLE, AND THREE MAJOR TYPES OF DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS ARE COMPARED. ONE ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SELF-REPORT INSTRUMENT DESIGNED TO MEASURE 'DELINQUENT ORIENTATION' AS REVEALED BY YOUTHS OWN PERCEPTIONS OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT....RCB