TY - BOOK AU - Howell,James C. TI - Preventing and reducing juvenile delinquency: a comprehensive framework SN - 9781412956383 U1 - 364.36 23 PY - 2009///. CY - California: PB - Sage, KW - Juvenile delinquency KW - United States KW - Prevention KW - Youth and violence KW - Violent crimes KW - Juvenile delinquents KW - Rehabilitation N1 - Superpredators and other myths about juvenile delinquency -- Moral panic over juvenile delinquency -- Juvenile delinquency trends -- A theory of juvenile delinquency and gang involvement -- Juvenile offender careers -- Youth gangs -- Effective programs for preventing and reducing youth gang problems -- Principles and characteristics of best practice programs -- Effective prevention and rehabilitation programs -- The comprehensive strategy framework : an illustration -- What doesn't work in preventing and reducing juvenile delinquency -- Transfer of juveniles to the criminal justice system ER -