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SCHOOL-BASED DELINQUENCY PREVENTION - THE ROCK ISLAND EXPERIENCE

NCJ Number
34590
Author(s)
F W HOWLETT; R G BOEHM
Date Published
1975
Length
75 pages
Annotation
AN INNOVATIVE ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS, DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAM, OPERATING IN A METROPOLITAN SECONDARY SCHOOL SYSTEM, IS STUDIED.
Abstract
THE RELATIONSHIP OF SCHOOLS AND DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR IS DISCUSSED. THE THEORETICAL FORMULATIONS RELEVANT TO SCHOOL BASED DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ARE PRESENTED. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES ARE DESCRIBED. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IS DISCUSSED AS ARE ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES. THE OVERALL EVALUATIVE-RESEARCH DESIGN AND FINDINGS ARE INCLUDED ALONG WITH A CHAPTER ON REPLICATION IN OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS. AN APPENDIX OF THE RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS IS INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)