Juvenile delinquency—negative behaviors of children and teens that may result in crimes or legal action—frequently causes widespread problems in communities. RAND's research on juvenile delinquency includes populations from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds and features studies related to crime and juvenile justice, at-risk populations, violence, bullying, substance abuse prevention and treatment, and adolescent mental health.
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The authors study examined rates of violence exposure and related distress among youth referred to school district mental health services.
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This study examines the psychological symptoms of Bosnian children exposed to war and trauma, and detects changes in these symptoms over time.
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In combating crime in America, little attention has been paid to keeping children from becoming criminals. What benefit might be realized from such an approach, and at what cost?
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In L.A. gaps exist between clinicians' views of the benefits of counseling families with young children on firearm safety and their actual behavior.
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Profiles of violent youth : substance use and other concurrent problems
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The Coming Wave of Violence in California
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Concurrent risk factors for adolescent violence
Research Brief
Much less attention has been paid to diverting youths who have not yet committed crimes from doing so.
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A classical experimental design was used to determine whether delinquents assigned to an experimental intensive aftercare program implemented in two sites had lower relapse and recidivism rates and a better readjustment to the community.
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Explores a variety of topics that are central to the issue of why interest in rehabilitation is currently in such a low state.
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This report examines the Chicago Area Project (CAP) from a historical and a contemporary perspective. The first part describes the CAP's founding and analyzes the process through which it was established and the operation of its prevention programs.
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This Note analyzes the implementation and the operations of one of the pioneering ventures in delinquency prevention in the early 20th century, the Chicago Area Project.
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This Note is divided into two essays that form part of a larger study on the historical antecedents of modern-day ideas, practices, and policies in the field of delinquency prevention.
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Summarizes completed and ongoing RAND research concerning criminal careers.
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Summarizes findings from a project designed to examine the criminal careers of habitual felons. In-depth personal interviews with 49 prison inmates are the primary source of data.
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Analysis of interviews with 49 prison inmates - armed robbers serving at least their second prison term. The interviews probed patterns of criminality; criminal sophistication; treatment by criminal justice agencies; and drug and alcohol involvement.
People
Project Associate
D.P.A. (in progress) in public administration, University of La Verne; M.S.W. in policy, planning, and administration, Loma Linda University; B.A. in psychology and black studies, Pitzer College
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Senior Behavioral Scientist
Ph.D. in clinical psychology, University of Texas
People
Associate Behavioral Scientist
Ph.D. in psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice; M.S. in psychology, Florida International University; B.S. in psychology, Western Illinois University; B.S. in sociology, Western Illinois University
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