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The 8% Solution
Preventing Serious, Repeat Juvenile Crime
- 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)
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
Dept. of Applied Social Studies, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
March 19, 2013
