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A Handbook for Evidence-Based Juvenile Justice Systemspromotes a comprehensive strategy for reducing criminal careers of serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders, including gang members, in an approach that is supported by current research. A step-by-step blueprint is provided for interrupting these offender's criminal careers with a combination of effective intervention programs and graduated sanctions in a research-based, data-driven, and outcome-focused approach.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Research with Important Implications for Juvenile Justice Practice
Chapter 3: A Comprehensive Strategy for Evidence-based Juvenile Justice Practice
Chapter 4: Effective Evidence-based Prevention and Intervention Programs for Juvenile Offenders
Chapter 5: The Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol
Chapter 6: Initiating and Sustaining Evidence-based Practice
Chapter 7: Eight Key Administrative Tools that Support Evidence-based Programming
Chapter 8: Conclusion
Appendix: Needed Juvenile Justice System Reforms
About the author
James C. Howell (BA, MDiv, PhD) is Senior Pastor of Myers Park United Methodist Church in Charlotte, and adjunct professor of preaching at Duke Divinity School. He is the author of fifteen books and is a popular speaker and blogger.
