... of the public from juvenile delinquency and violence (OJJDP). Some program strategies must be applied with care. Not every delinquency prevention strategy has been successful in reducing delinquency. The following descriptions of prevention strategies reflect OJJDP's interest in supporting implementation of only those programs proven successful through impact evaluations or programs deemed to be promising. Sufficient research and data are now ... ...

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... problems, and substance abuse, past offending, race, and gang involvement, size of household, child abuse, and social isolation (Jones 485). The results of using these categories did not provide distinct descriptions of what would predict the chronic juvenile delinquent but allowed for generalized categories based on a group of juveniles. Problems occurred in being able to look at the juveniles once they ... ...

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