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Changing Lives: Delinquency Prevention as Crime-Control Policy (Adolescent Development and...
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Changing Lives: Delinquency Prevention as Crime-Control Policy (Adolescent Development and...
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by Peter W. Greenwood and Franklin E. Zimring
Sales Rank : 551811
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Paperback: 236 pages
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press April 15, 2007
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0226307204
ISBN-13: 978-0226307206
Product Dimensions:
8.5 x 6 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
Product Review
"In Changing Lives, Peter Greenwood sifts through a massive and disparate body of literature on delinquency prevention programs to identify those programs that appear to have promise. Greenwood also offers a sophisticated discussion about calculating the economic advantages of various programs. In the course of this study, he never shies away from making candid assessments about why policymakers have continued to support ineffective programs."--Barry Krisberg, President, National Council on Crime and Delinquency (Barry Krisberg Barry Krisberg 20050822)
"Changing Lives offers a clear and penetrating analysis of the current state of delinquency prevention and intervention efforts in this country. The good news is that there are a significant number of delinquency prevention programs that meet a high scientific standard for demonstrated effectiveness; the bad news is that many of the most popular prevention programs and strategies in current use are ineffective. Peter Greenwood makes a compelling case for the claim that implementing more effective delinquency prevention programs is the best strategy for controlling crime. His recommendations for advancing this agenda are well conceived and practical and offer some realistic hope for developing a truly effective crime-control program in this country."--Delbert S. Elliott, director, Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado at Boulder (Delbert S. Elliott Delbert S. Elliott )
"Peter Greenwood is the dean of delinquency prevention policy in America, and this handy volume is likely to become the standard reference book for the field. Greenwood's mission is to summarize concisely what works and what does not work in the field of delinquency prevention, but in so doing, he also gives tutorial lessons in research methodology, cost-effectiveness analysis, and political analysis of why some programs live on well past their demonstrated failure. Ultimately, he argues persuasively in favor of a culture of accountability, the scientific method, and prevention, all laced with political savvy.--Kenneth A. Dodge, William McDougall Professor of Public Policy and director, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University (Kenneth A. Dodge Kenneth A. Dodge )
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Product Description
Historically, it has been historically difficult to measure the impact of policies and programs designed to address juvenile crime. The most commonly used strategies for combating juvenile delinquency have primarily relied on intuition and fads. However, the promising research documented in Changing Lives presents methods that can directly remedy these deficiencies in our juvenile justice system.
Peter W. Greenwood demonstrates here that as crime rates have fallen, researchers have identified more connections between specific risk factors and criminal behavior. At the same time, program developers have discovered a wide array of innovative interventions. The result of all this activity, he reveals, has been the revelation of a few prevention models that reduce crime much more cost-effectively than popular approaches such as tougher sentencing, the D.A.R.E. campaign, boot camps, and "scared straight" programs.
Changing Lives expertly presents the most promising of these prevention programs, their histories, the quality of evidence to support their effectiveness, the public policy programs involved in bringing them into wider use, and the potential for investments and developmental research to increase the range and quality of programs.
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