The 8% Solution

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Michael Schumacher - Orange County Probation Department, CA
Gwen A. Kurz - Orange County Probation Department, CA

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Juvenile/Youth Crime (General) | Social Problems | Social Work & Social Policy (General)

February 2000 | 152 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

The 8% Solution is a practical, common-sense guide offering long-term solutions to juvenile crime through a proven programme. Written in narrative style with a liberal use of anecdotal incidents, this is an easy-to-read description of the law and details effective ways to correct the problem.

Introduction

PART ONE:THE 8% PROBLEM

The 8% Problem

Serious, Chronic Juvenile Offenders

Crime at an Early Age

"Lets Give `Em a Break"

Disrupted Families

The Continuing Family Crisis

School Failure

School's Out for Good...and That's Bad

Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Getting "High" and Sinking Low

Gangs, Runaways and Thieves

Definately the Wrong Crowd

PART TWO: TOWARDS AN 8% SOLUTION

Laying the Groundwork

Devising an Intervention Strategy

From the Ivory Tower to the Street

Field Testing the Program Model

All's Well That Ends Well

The Field Test Results

A Case Study

A Lesson From the Real World

8% Solution - Orange County Style

True Collaboration and a One-Stop Shop

Overcoming Barriers

8% Lessons Learned

The Future of the 8% Solution

Building on a Sound Base

An easy to follow text well laid out and accessible to students of all levels

Ms Louise Cadwell

Dept. of Applied Social Studies, National University of Ireland, Maynooth

March 19, 2013

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