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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1984
This document contains testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing held to examine youth and the justice system. Factors which might lead to behavior problems among the young are identified and ways to ameliorate those conditions and prevent delinquency and incarceration of youths are considered. Witnesses include two juvenile…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Delinquency Causes, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Nobles, Wade W. – 1989
Sources of the crises faced by young black men lie not in the young men, but in society which portrays them as stereotypes. Social conditions are at the root of the following problems of black males: (1) lowered life expectancy; (2) risk of criminality; (3) poor economic conditions; (4) inadequate education; (5) drugs and gang violence; and (6)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, African Culture, Black Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1994
Data show that gangs, drugs, and random murders are becoming staples in the lives of U.S. children. Every major U.S. city is facing a deadly gang problem, exemplified by drive-by shootings and teenagers brandishing assault weapons. This document presents witness testimony, prepared statements, and panel discussions that examine the problem of gang…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crime Prevention, Delinquency Prevention, Gun Control
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1982
These hearings present a performance review of and information about the Federal administration of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, which assists 169 centers for runaways throughout the country. The centers provide emergency shelter and family mediation for many of the youngsters who run away or who are directed to leave home by their parents.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Family Problems, Family Relationship
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1981
The proceedings of this hearing on the exploitation of children deal with the problems of children and adolescents who run away from home. Family problems and abuse that cause these children to leave home are described by former runaway witnesses. Other testimony is included from several people who work with runaway youths and describe programs to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Children
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1980
This report of the Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution examines the phenomenon of homeless youth, including the population, their families, survival tactics, the availability of services, and future outlooks. A section reviewing the legal constraints imposed on young people which affect their ability to live on their own is followed by a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Family Problems
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1981
Parents of missing children, juvenile division police officers, and members of citizen action groups provide testimony in a Senate hearing held to learn more about problems associated with the disappearance of a child from his or her family. Related publications, including a September, 1981 directory of missing persons, are appended after the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Community Action, Directories
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1994
This report presents verbatim, a hearing before the Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism. The hearing featured a series of testimonies and stories on violence among young people in the United States. It opened with remarks by Subcommittee Chairman, Christopher Dodd. He was followed by numerous statements on the nature of violence…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, At Risk Persons, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1985
This document contains testimony from a Senate hearing examining causes of and solutions to the problem of juvenile firesetting. In an opening statement, Chairman Specter testified that arson has the highest percentage of juvenile involvement with 38 percent of arson crimes committed by juveniles. Pamela McLaughlin of the National Firehawk…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Crime, Crime Prevention
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
This document presents witnesses' testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing conducted on H.R. 457, the Youth Suicide Prevention Act, legislation which would authorize funds to be reserved from the Secretary's discretionary fund in the Chapter 2 Program for youth suicide prevention programs administered in the Department of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Federal Legislation, Hearings, Prevention
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. – 1986
The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, an international law whose purpose is to establish uniform rules to be applied in cases of international child abduction, is described. The Hague Convention requires that children wrongfully removed or retained abroad in connection with parental custody disputes be…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Custody, Children, Family Problems
Bowen, Christopher – Illinois Libraries, 1988
This description of the development of a discipline policy at the Downers Grove (Illinois) Public Library recounts discipline problems, the process of creating the policy, and its effects. The text of the rules of behavior and a sample page from the procedures manual, which provides practical guidelines for enforcement, are included. (MES)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Discipline Policy, Discipline Problems, Policy Formation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1992
Text of a hearing on the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 regarding the juvenile justice system is presented in this document. The specific issue of youth gangs is examined by some of the witnesses. Opening statements are presented by Committee Chair Representative Matthew G. Martinez and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency Prevention, Federal Legislation, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1989
The text of a Congressional hearing on violence involving children is presented in this document. An opening statement by committee chairman Representative George Miller introduces the topic. Statements are presented by Representatives Charles Hayes and Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. Testimony by the following witnesses is included: (1) Carl C. Bell,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Delinquency, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1992
Testimony from a hearing on the Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act is presented in this document. Comments and a prepared statement by Representative Matthew G. Martinez open the document. Testimony from Representatives Harris W. Fawell and Dale E. Kildee is also included. Testimony and/or prepared statements…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention, Federal Programs
