Historically, it has been 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 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 has been...Read more
  • ISBN10 1281956988
  • ISBN13 9781281956989
  • Publish Date 1 January 2008 (first published 1 January 2006)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 17 June 2015
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University of Chicago Press
  • Pages 224
  • Language English