Schools and Delinquency
“Schools and Delinquency” by Denise C. Gottfredson, published by Cambridge University Press on November 20, 2000, is a detailed examination of the factors contributing to delinquency, substance use, drop-out rates, and truancy in educational settings. This edition spans 316 pages and is presented in English. Gottfredson critiques existing research and explores the role schools play in preventing these behaviors, focusing on school-based prevention programs and practices for grades K-12.
Readers will find a thorough analysis of effective strategies aimed at improving school environments and addressing the needs of at-risk youth. The book discusses both successful and ineffective prevention strategies, providing insights into why certain approaches fail and should be reconsidered. Additionally, Gottfredson contextualizes these challenges within the broader community, offering solutions to enhance safety and productivity in the most troubled schools. The work contributes to the fields of education, criminology, and social science, making it a relevant resource for those interested in educational policy and reform.
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Schools and Delinquency, first published in 2001, provides a comprehensive review and critique of the current research about the causes of delinquency, substance use, drop-out, and truancy, and the role of the school in preventing these behavior patterns. Examining school-based prevention programs and practices for grades K-12, Denise Gottfredson identifies a broad array of effective strategies improving the school environment, as well as some that specifically target youths at risk of developing problem behaviors. She also explains why several popular school-based prevention strategies are ineffective and should be abandoned. Gottfredson analyzes, within the larger context of the community, the special challenges to effective prevention programming that arise in disorganized settings, identifying ways to overcome these obstacles and to make the most troubled schools safer and more productive environments.
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