ERIC Number: ED298186
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 34
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Addressing the Causes of Youth Crime.
Human Rights Resource Center, San Rafael, CA.
This report comprises papers that discuss how grassroots organizations, police involvement, and partnerships with local government and boards of education can prevent youth from criminal involvement through participation in productive and enjoyable work and activities. The following articles are included: (1) "Police Officers Can 'Prevent' Crime: An Action Plan" (Trish Donahue), which suggests that line officers should work with community organizations to effect change; (2) "Excerpt: Making a Difference: Young People in Community Crime Prevention" (the National Crime Prevention Council), which surveys community crime prevention youth programs across the country; (3) "Addressing Crime: The City of Santa Fe Springs Model" (Antonio A. Lopez and Gustavo Velasco), which offers a model for crime prevention programs for preschool-age children through young adults; (4) "The Campaign for a Healthier Community for Children" (Dorothy Hughes), which describes the organization of a community effort in Marin County, California; (5) "At Close Range: How Community Groups Can Help Dropouts and The Ad Hoc Committee Against Crack" (Tom Pendleton), which describes two recent DOME projects that educate middle school students in Manhattan, New York; and (6) "Getting It Together" (Fred Persily), which recommends strategies for starting a community crime prevention program. (BJV)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Crime, Crime Prevention, Dropout Programs, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, High School Students, Police Community Relationship, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, School Community Relationship, Violence, Youth, Youth Programs
Human Rights Resource Center, 30 N. San Pedro Road, Suite #140, San Rafael, CA 94903 ($9.95).
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Policymakers; Community
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Human Rights Resource Center, San Rafael, CA.
Identifiers - Location: California; New York (New York)
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