Young People and Drugs
This paper examines the attitudes, behaviours, and characteristics of young people in regards to the use of illegal drugs.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • November 1997

Child Poverty and its Consequences
This paper looks at trends in child poverty and the impact family poverty has on children's outcomes and on the liklihood of future disadvantage.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • March 01, 1999

A National Survey of Problem Behaviour and Associated Risk and Protective Factors Among Young People
This paper discusses the prevalence of youth crime and substance abuse, and looks at the risk and protective factors contributing to adolescent's decisions and activities.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • April 01, 2002

Poverty, Delinquency and Educational Attainment: Cumulative Disadvantage or Disadvantage Saturation
This paper examines two theories pertaining to the impact of delinquency on the educational attainment of poor and non-poor youth.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Joint Center for Poverty Research • April 14, 2003

Responding to Juvenile Crime: Lessons Learned
This article analyzes a number of juvenile corrections alternatives in terms of their effectiveness at preventing recidivism for young offenders.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Future of Children • Winter 1996

Long-Term Effects of Early Childhood Education on Social Outcomes and Delinquency
This article discusses the effectiveness of early childhood intervention programs of education and family support in preventing juvenile deliinquency.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Future of Children • Winter 1995

Violence and Today's Youth
This article discusses the current knowledge about the patterns of youth violence, reviews existing theories that seek to explain this phenomenon, and analyzes the effectiveness of existing interventions.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Future of Children • Winter 1994

Youth Custody and Community Services in Canada, 2008/2009
This article looks at youth aged 12 to 17 who have spent time under correctional supervision in Canada.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada • Spring 2010

Homicide in Canada, 2008
This article examines Canadian data and provides an international comparison The article highlights the decline of murder within Canada as well as the breakdown of muder between the provinces and territories.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada • October 2009

Incarcerated Fathers: A Descriptive Analysis
This study looks at the effects that the incarceration of a father has on children.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Canadian Families and Corrections Network • May 2007

Victim Services in Canada, 2007/2008
This article looks at the services available in Canada to people who have been victimized by crime.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada • October 2009

Police-reported Robbery in Canada, 2008
This report looks at robberies in Canada.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada • Spring 2010

The Self-Sufficiency Project at 36 Months: Effects on Children of a Program that Increased Parental Employment and Income
This paper reports the effects of a welfare-to-work program for the participants' children including effects on their income, ...
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Social Research and Demonstration Corporation • June 01, 2000

Teens and Their Parents in the 21st Century: An Examination of Trends in Teen Behavior and the Role of Parental Involvement
This report examined the link between teen behavioural outcomes and parental involvement.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Council of Economic Advisers, Washington, DC • May 2, 2000

Dispelling the Myth: An Analysis of Youth and Adult Crime Patterns in California over the Past 20 Years
This paper examines adult and youth crime rates between 1975 and 1998 in order to determine whether or not youth delinquency is on the rise, as well as whether or not youth commit a disproportionate amount of crime.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice • March 01, 2000

How Children Are Doing: The Mismatch between Public Perception and Statistical Reality
This study demonstrates that many Americans have innaccurate perceptions of child well being, and are unaware of the progress that has been made in improving children's circumstances.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Child Trends • July 01, 2003

Father Absence and Youth Incarceration
This study examines the effect of father absence on youths' risk of arrest and incarceration.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • March 01, 2004

Placement Stability Measure and Diverse Out-of-Home Care Populations
This report discusses a child's placement stability as a way of assessing the child's well-being in the out-of-home care.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Child Welfare League of America • April 2002

Evaluation of a Faith-Based Socioemotional Support Program for Parents of African American Youth With Antisocial Behaviors
This dissertation proposes and evaluates an eight week faith-based parenting program offering communications skills training, child development teaching and spiritual support for parents with antisocial children.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Nova Southeastern University • 2005

Should We Have Faith in the Churches? Ten-Point Coalition’s Effect on Boston’s Youth Violence
In this paper the authors argue that the "Ten-Point Coalition," a group of Boston clergy, has played an instrumental role in responding to, and reducing, youth violence and homicide in the city of Boston.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Joint Center for Poverty Research • January 1999

Keeping Adolescents Out of Prison
Research shows that harsh punishment in adult facilities increases the probability for youth to commit future violent crimes regardless of the crime committed.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Future of Children • Fall 2008

Neighbourhood Characteristics and the Distribution of Police-reported Crime in the City of Toronto
This research paper explores the spatial distribution of police-reported crime in the city of Toronto.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada • September 2009

Inquiry into the Care and Rehabilitation of Youth Sex Offenders
This report is an inquiry into the care and rehabilitation of youth sex offenders within New Zealand.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• House of Representatives, New Zealand • September 2008

Multiple Victimization in Canada 2004
This report uses data taken from a 2004 survey on victimization, specifically looking at the prevalence of miltiple victimization and the socio-demographic factors that may place people at higher risk of experiencing multiple victimization.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada • January 2010

Police-reported Crime Statistics in Canada, 2008
This article provides data on police-reported crime in Canada.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada • July 2009

Parenting, School Contexts and Violent Delinquency
This study examines the relationship between parental monitoring and youth violent delinquency, as well as the extent to which this relationship may be influenced by the school context.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada • January 2010

Self-Reported Violent Delinquency and the Influence of School, Neighbourhood and Student Characteristics
This study examined the influence of school, surrounding neighbourhood—defined as the area within one-kilometre of a school—and student characteristics on the likelihood of student violent delinquency.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada • September 2009

Trends in Police-Reported Drug Offences in Canada
This statistics report looks at the trends in police-reported drug offences in Canada.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada • May 2009

Trends in Police-Reported Serious Assault
This report examines Canadian police-reported data on three types of assault: assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm, aggravated assault and assaults against peace officers (including police).
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada • October 2009

Victim Services in Canada, 2005/2006
This article examines number and types of victim service agencies in Canada and the use of these services.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada • October 2007

Youth Crime in Canada, 2006
This article presents a picture of youth crime in Canada, as reported to police and examines trends in the youth crime rate since its peak in 1991 as well as recent trends in crimes committed by youth.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada • May 2008

Crime and the Family: Improving Child-Rearing and Preventing Delinquency
This paper provides a summary of the February 3, 1994 conference on crime and the family.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Family Policy Studies Centre • February 3, 1994

Sibling Incest Offenders as a Subset of Adolescent Sexual Offenders
This paper discusses the nature of sibling incest and compares it to other adolescent sexual offenses, focusing on offense dynamics, family background, and the psychological traits of the offenders.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Australian Institute of Criminology • May 01, 2003

Pathways from Child Maltreatment to Juvenile Offending
This paper explores the relationship between child maltreatment and youth offenses.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Australian Institute of Criminnology • October 01, 2002

Marijuana & Learning Fact Sheet
This fact sheet reviews available research about marijuana use and its effects on adolesecents in the United States.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign • c. 2009

Report on Teen Cigarette Smoking and Marijuana Use
This report investigates the prevalence of marijuana use among teenagers, and demonstrates the links between cigarette smoking and the transition to marijuana.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia Universtiy • September 01, 2003

Seasonality of Youth's First-Time Use of Marijuana, Cigarettes, or Alcohol
This report discusses the seasonality of youths' first-time use of marijuana, cigarettes and alcohol.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) • June 04, 2004

Indicators of School Crime and Safety 2000
This report examines the nature and extent of fatal and non-fatal student and teacher victimization in schools for the year 2000.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Departments of Education and Justice • October 2000

Indicators of School Crime and Safety 2009
This report examines the nature and extent of fatal and non-fatal student and teacher victimization in schools.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Departments of Education and Justice • December 2009

Substance Abuse in Canada: Youth in Focus
This report contains five articles by different authors pertaining to Canadian youth substance abuse, in specific at-risk subgroups.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse • September 2007

Youth Violence: An Overview
This brief paper gives an overview of youth crime and violence in the US, including a discussion of the prevalence, causes, and preventions of juvenile delinquency.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Center for Research on Youth and Social Policy • December 1994

The Costs of Gun Violence Against Children
This article provides a measurement of the cost of gun violence by determining how much people would be willing to pay for its reduction.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Future of Children • 2002

Adolescent Sex Offenders
This paper gives a brief overview of adolescent sexual offenses and focuses on the extent of the problem, general characteristics of offenders, and possible measures that can be taken to prevent this type of crime.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Health Canada • January 01, 1990

Mitigating the Effects of Gun Violence on Children and Youth
This article discusses the psychological effects of exposure to gun violence on children and suggests ways in which parents, educators, and health workers can help to reduce these negative outcomes.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Future of Children • 2002

Poverty, Parenting, Peers and Crime-Prone Neighbourhoods
This paper examines how parenting and peer relationships contribute to youth crime by acting as mediators between economic hardship and delinquency.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Australian Institute of Criminology • April 01, 1998

Youth, Guns, and Violent Crime
This article examines the scope and causes of youth violence in the United States, particularly in the late 1980s and early 1990s-- a period in which rates of violent youth crime skyrocketed.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Future of Children • 2002

Florida's Young Chronic Offenders
This study describes chronic young offenders in Florida, looks at the social costs associated with their criminal activity, and offers suggestions for intervention and policy-making.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Florida State University Family Institute • Spring 1999

Youth as Victims and Offenders of Homicide
This paper explores factors associated with youth homicide such as age, race and gender of the victims and offenders, as well as trends in the victimization and delinquency of young people.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Australian Institute of Criminology • September 01, 1997

Youth Custody and Community Services in Canada, 2007/2008
This article reports that sentenced custody of youth decreased slightly between 2003/2004 and 2007/2008 while the probation rate stabilized.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada, Juristat • May 2009

Neighbourhood Characteristics and the Distribution of Crime on the Island of Montréal: Additional Analysis on Youth Crime
This study examines the geographical distribution of youth crime on the Island of Montréal.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics • June 2008

Keeping Adolescents Out of Prison
This policy brief suggests that incarceration of youth in adult facilities increases recidivism.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Future of Children • Fall 2008

Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of Crime in Canada: Summary of Major Trends 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2006
This study uses Canadian police reported data to determine the neighbourhood characteristics that influence crime.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada • October 2008

Rehabilitation Versus Incarceration of Juvenile Offenders: Public Preferences in Four Models for Change States
This survey based study suggests that public opinion favours the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders rather than an increase in the length of incarceration when both options are presented at an equal increased cost to taxpayers, with an equal rate of success of reducing crime.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Models for Change • 2007

Youth custody and community services in Canada, 2005/2006
This paper provides a statistical overview of youth in custody and community supervision programs in 2005 and 2006.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics • July 2008

Breakdown Britain: Fractured Families
This 2006 British state of the nation report examines family breakdown in Britain with all its causes and repercussions.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Centre for Social Justice • December 2006

Child and Adolescent Violence Research at the National Institute of Mental Health: Fact Sheet
This report reviews existing reseach into the risk factors and experiences that contribute to violent, antisocial behaviour and depression in adolescence.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• National Institute of Mental Health • April 01, 2000

Crime Statistics in Canada, 2007
Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, the author demonstrates that police reported crime rates fell in 2007 to the lowest level since 1977.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics • July 2008

The Development of Police-Reported Delinquency Among Canadian Youth Born in 1987 and 1990
This study examines police reported delinquency rates for two cohorts born in 1987 and 1990.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada • November 2007

Firearms and Violent Crime 2006
This report suggests that firearm related crime remained stable in 2006.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics • February 2008

Intergenerational Religious Dynamics and Adolescent Delinquency
This study found lower levels of delinquency among youth with a shared religiosity with their mothers.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The University of North Carolina Press • June 2004

Homicide in Canada 2006
This study reports that the Canadian homicide rate for 2006 dropped 10 percent from the previous year.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada • October 2007

Youth Involvement in Prostitution: A Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography
This paper examines existing research and literature on youth involvement in prostitution, and focuses on the legislative history of prostitution and the legal and extra-legal responses to the youth sex trade.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Department of Justice Canada • April 01, 2002

Blueprint for Change: A Comprehensive Model for the Identification and Treatment of Youth with Mental Health Needs in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System
This paper reviews youth criminal justice in the United States with particular focus on mental illness.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, Policy Research Associates • 2007

Students' Reports of School Crime: 1989 and 1995
This report uses data from the 1989 and 1995 National Crime Victimization Survey to analyze changes in youths' experiences of violence and property theft at school.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• National Center for Education Statistics, Bureau of Justice Statistics • March 1998

The Prevalence of Physical Aggression in Canadian Children: A Multi-Group Latent Class Analysis of Data from the First Collection Cycle (1994-1995) of the NLSCY
Using Latency Class Analysis on data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, this study identifies the rates of excessive physical aggression among children ages 2-11, and suggests potential policy solutions.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Human Resources Development Canada • December 01, 1999

Indicators of School Crime and Safety 2002
This report examines the nature and extent of fatal and non-fatal student and teacher victimization in U.S. schools in 2002. ...
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Justice • November 2002

Aggressive Girls in Canada
This paper examines the biological and social risk factors related to the development of aggressive problems and the psychosocial difficulties associated with high levels of aggression in girls.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Human Resources Development Canada • October 01, 1998

Study: Police-Reported Delinquency Among Canadian Youth Born in 1987 and 1990
This report provides detailed information about the types of crimes young people commit and the frequency with which they commit them while controlling for age, sex, and other background factors.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada • November 2007

Positive Support: Mentoring and Depression Among High-Risk Youth
This report investigates the effectiveness of faith-based mentoring programs for high-risk youth and concludes that some positive gains can be made, particularly in reducing depression.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Public/Private Ventures • June 2006

Fathering Court-Involved Daughters: Fathers' Gender-Specific Concerns About Their Paternal Role
This study explores the role fathers play in relationships with their delinquent daughters.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Mens Studies Press • March 22, 2005

Youth Survey 2002
This paper discusses the prevalence of youth crime in the United Kingdom including trends in offenses, outcomes for juvenile offenders, and explanations for adolescent involvement in criminal activities.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Youth Justice Board • 2002

Barriers and Promising Approaches to Workforce and Youth Development for Young Offenders
This paper discusses methods of punishment and rehabilitation for young offenders aimed at preventing recidivism.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Annie E. Casey Foundation • 2002

Female Offenders in Canada
This report examines the prevalence and characteristics of female offenders in Canada.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada • January 2008

Marijuana
This fact sheet discusses the prevalence of marijuana use in the US and its effects on brain functioning, school performance, motor skills, and pregnancy.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Office of National Drug Control Policy • February 2004

Early Offending: Understanding the Risk and Protective Factors of Delinquency
This study looks at violence and property offence among 12- and 13-year-old boys.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Human Resources Development Canada • 2000

Make a Difference: Talk to Your Child About Alcohol
This paper is a guide to help parents discuss alcohol with their youth.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism • 2002

Juveniles and Drugs
This fact sheet contains information on adolescent drug and alcohol use, consequences of use, juvenile drug-related crime, and youth drug prevention programs and initiatives in the US.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Office of National Drug Control Policy • June 01, 2003

Unemployment Duration, Schooling and Property Crime
This paper studies the relationship between adolescent unemployment, educational achievement and crime.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Center for Economic Policy Research • April 2002

The "Invisible" Gang Members: A Report on Female Gang Association in Winnipeg
This paper studies the background of women involved in violent and criminal gangs.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives • June 01, 2001

Australian Social Trends 2002: Family - Living Arrangements: Selected Risks Faced by Teenagers
This article examines adolescent drug and alcohol consumption, mental and emotional health, crime, injury, mortality, and hospitalization in Australia.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • May 09, 2002

Child and Family Services Act
The purpose of this Act is to promote the best interests, protection and well being of children in Canada.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Government of Ontario • 1990

Vulnerable Youth: Recent Trends
This report examined the progress of different groups of vulnerable youth including youth who suffer abuse, youth living in foster care, teen mothers and teens in juvenile detention centres.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Child Trends • April 2006

Restorative Justice: the evidence
This paper examines the benefits of Restorative Justice initiatives in reducing recidivism and assisting victims to recover from crime.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Smith Institute • 2007

Healthy Youth, An Investment in Our Nation’s Future 2007
This report describes the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s perspective on school-based health education.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion • April 2007

Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2006
This study aims to establish good indicators of the current state of school crime and safety across the United States.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice • December 2006

Youth Self-Reported Delinquency, Toronto, 2006
This study based on data from the International Youth Survey of 3200 students in grades 7 to 9 in Toronto, recorded self-reported delinquent behaviour and incidents of victimization.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada • September 2007

Adolescents as Adults in Court: A Developmental Perspective on the Transfer of Juveniles to Criminal Court
This report explores young offenders' competency to stand trial as adults, the degree to which they should be held accountable for their crimes, and the punishments they deserve.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Society for Research in Child Development • 2001

Growing Up Behind Bars: Confinement, Youth Development, and Crime
This report outlines some problems with the existing juvenile justice system and argues that it is not adequately meeting the needs of adolescent offenders.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Oklahoma Department of Corrections • 1996

What Works in Reducing Young People's Involvement in Crime? Review of Current Literature on Youth Crime Prevention
This paper reviews existing literature on various types of youth crime prevention initiatives, including mentoring, social development, educational, recreational, and employment programs.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Australian Institute of Criminology • December 05, 2002

Religion and American Adolescent Delinquency, Risk Behaviors and Constructive Social Activities
This report on American youth presents a positive relationship between religion and constructive youth activities.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• National Study of Youth and Religion • 2002

Do Video Games Kill?
In this article the author argues that video game violence may contribute to youth violence, but research on the issue has been overstated and has overshadowed other root causes of youth violence.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• American Sociological Association • Winter 2007

Can Married Parents Prevent Crime?
This paper examines 23 peer-reviewed studies published between 2000 and 2005 that examine family structure and crime.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Institute for Marriage and Public Policy • September 21, 2005

Crime Statistics in Canada, 2006
Using information from police-reported crime data through the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, this paper reports that the crime rate has continued to drop and is at the lowest level in 25 years.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Canadian Centre for Justice Statistic, Statistics Canada • July 2007

Freeze Frame: A Snapshot of America’s Teens
This study examines how various facets of teen life, including health, family, peers, media, school, community and religion, influence teen’s sexual choices.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy • September 2005

Bullying and Victimization Among Canadian School Children
This study uses the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth to research bullying among school-aged children in Canada.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Human Resources Development Canada • October 01, 1998

Multi-Level Effects on Behavior Outcomes in Canadian Children
This study uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) to compare the respective impact neighbourhood and family effects have on children’s physical and indirect forms of aggression.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Human Resources Development Canada • May 01, 2001

Can We Learn from America?
In this essay the authors examine the American youth crime data from the National Youth Survey.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Civitas • February 2005

A Longitudinal Study of the Prevalence, Development, and Persistence of HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk Behaviors in Delinquent Youth: Implications for Health Care in the Community
This paper examines the prevalence and characteristics of drugs and sex that put delinquent youth at risk of STD infection.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• American Academy of Pediatrics • May 2007

Homicide in Canada, 2005
This statistical report provides information on homicides committed in Canada, comparing homicide rates internationally, inter-provincially and between Canadian metropolitan areas.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada • November 2006

Who are the Most Violent Ten and Eleven Year Olds? An Introduction to Future Delinquency
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this report examines the “pre-adolescent problem behavior” of children ages 10 and 11, in order to understand early offending and potential intervention strategies.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Human Resources Development Canada • October 01, 1998

Youth Custody and Community Services in Canada, 2004/2005
This study provides an overview of how the Youth Criminal Justice Act has been applied in the second year of its existence to offenders aged 12 to 17 years old.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada • March 2007

Why Marriage Matters: 21 Conclusions From the Social Sciences
This paper discusses the economic, educational, psychological, health-related, and developmental benefits of marriage and the negative consequences of divorce.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Centre of the American Experiment • 2002

The Politics of Fatherhood
This article outlines the statistics regarding fatherlessness and provides ...
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Political Science and Politics • December 2002

Waiting for Mommy: Giving a Voice to the Hidden Victims of Imprisonment
This paper explores the effects of maternal imprisonment on children and adolescents in Canada.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Centre for Children & Families in the Justice System • 2003

Promoting mental health for children
This Canadian Paediatric Society position statement outlines the potential childhood development problems caused by parental separation.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Canadian Paediatric Society • 2000 (reaffirmed January 2004)

The Effects of Divorce on America
This Heritage Backgrounder provides a brief overview of the cost of divorce for children and makes recommendations on how to strengthen marriage.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Heritage Foundation • June 05, 2000

Juvenile Arrests 2000
This report presents data derived from local United States law agencies about juvenile crime.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • November 2002

Juvenile Arrests 2001
This report presents data derived from local United States law agencies about juvenile crime.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention • December 2003

Teen Births Keep American Crime High
This paper examines teenage birth rates in the United States and hypothesizes that these relatively high rates can at least partly explain the country's high crime rates relative to other developed nations.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Institute for the Study of Labor • April 2003

Intrafamily Violence, and Crime and Violence Outside the Family
This book chapter explores the relationship between intrafamily violence and violence and delinquency outside of the family.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• University of Chicago Press • 1989

The Long Term Impact of Adolescent Risky Behaviors and Family Environment
Using measurements of adult health, economic success, family formation, and incarceration, this study demonstrates that participation in risky behaviours at a young age is associated with less positive outcomes in adulthood.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• National Opinion Research Center • August 2001

Intergenerational Religious Dynamics and Adolescent Delinquency
This article examines the impact that religion can have on either reducing or promoting adolescent delinquency.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The University of North Carolina Press • June 2004

Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
This paper discusses the incidence of female juvenile crime and looks at the specific needs and characteristics of females in the US juvenile corrections system.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Child Welfare League of America • 2004

Family Disruption and Delinquency
This article looks at the impact of family transitions, such as divorce and seperation, on the amount of delinquent behaviour exhibited by adolescents in the family.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Justice: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • September 1999

The Relationship between Juvenile and Adult Crime
This paper examines the relationship between juvenile delinquency and future adult criminal behaviour, with the aim of determining whether or not a causal relationship exists between the two.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research • April 2002

Street Culture Kidz
This article assesses community safety and crime prevention based on efforts to foster the healthy, secure, and prosocial development of children and youth.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy • October 01, 2000

Juveniles Who Have Sexually Offended: A Review of the Professional Literature
This paper discusses social and cognitive development, family history, sexual knowledge and experiences, and mental health problems of youth who commit sexual offenses.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • March 2001

Saying ‘No’ to Bullying: The ‘Guets-Apens’ game
This paper analyzes the "Guets-Apens" board game approach in addressing the dangerous issue of bullying.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy • August 01, 2000

Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen
The author examines the trend in which young people are entering adolescence early, skipping the preadolescence stage.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Manhattan Institute • Autumn 1998

Healthy Families, Healthy Communities
This paper examines the positive influence that healthy families and children can have on communities.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Caledon Institute of Social Policy • February 01, 2001

Employment, Delinquency and Sex During Adolescence: Evidence from the NLSY97
This paper examines rates of employment, delinquency and sexual activity among adolescents, and seeks to determine the extent to which they are interrelated.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Population Research Center • August 1999

Why Teen Thugs Get Away With Murder
This article looks at the failure of the trend to focus on rehabilitation of criminal youth rather than incarceration.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Manhattan Institute • Autumn 1996

Gangs and Victimization at School
This report looks at the relationship between the presence of gangs in schools and levels of student victimization and fear.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• National Center for Education Statistics • July 1995

Student Victimization at School
This report provides information from a 1993 survey on the extent to which students in grades 6 to 12 had experienced, witnessed or worried about being victimized at school.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• National Center for Education Statistics • October 1995

Indicators of School Crime and Safety 2003
This report examines the nature and extent of fatal and non-fatal student and teacher victimization in schools for the year 2003.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Departments of Education and Justice • October 2003

Profile of State Prisoners Under Age 18, 1985-1997
This report provides information on the demographic characteristics, types of offenses and average sentence duration of youths under the age of 18 in state prisons.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs • February 2000

Self-Reported Delinquency by 12-Year-Olds, 1997
This study of 12-year-olds found, among other things, that 22% reported having smoked, 7% said they had carried a handgun, 14% had been involved in an assault, and 24% had purposely destroyed property.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • February 2000

Characteristics of Crimes Against Juveniles
This report provides information on the incidence of criminal victimization among juveniles, the types of offenses committed against them, and the characteristics of the perpetrators.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • June 2000

Juveniles and the Death Penalty
This report describes the history of capital punishment legislation as it relates to juveniles, and provides profiles of the relatively few juveniles who have been sentenced to death for their crimes.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • November 2000

Juvenile Arrests, 1999
This report presents 1999 statistics on the prevalence of youth crime, the types of crimes committed by juveniles, and youths' risk of victimization.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • December 2000

Firearm Injury and Death from Crime, 1993-1997
This report provides Australian statitstics on the rates of injury and death that result from firearm use during a crime.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Justice Office for Justice Programs • October 2000

An Update on the “Cycle of Violence”
This paper presents the findings of a longitudinal study that compared the arrest records of abused and neglected children to those who had no record of abuse.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice • February 2001

The Growth of Youth Gang Problems in the United States: 1970-98
This report describes statistical trends in the growth and activities of gangs in the U.S. from 1970 to 1998 by examining the number and size of youth gangs in the cities, counties and ...
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • April 2001

Promoting Safety in Schools: International Experience and Action
This report discusses safety concerns faced by schools around the world, and provides some examples of actions that are being taken by different countries to improve school safety.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance • August 2001

Juvenile Delinquency and Serious Injury Victimization
This paper demonstrates that delinquent, victimizing youths are much more likely to experience a violent victimization themselves than are non-delinquent youths.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • August 2001

Juvenile Offenders in Residential Placement: 1997-1999
This brief report provides information on the number of juveniles in residential placement, and the types of crimes they committed.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • March 2002

Victims of Violent Juvenile Crime
This report examines the characteristics of violent juvenile offenders and their victims, the relationship between the offender and the victim, and the types of crimes committed.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • July 2004

Drugs, Youth and the Internet
This report looks at youths' exposure to drug-related activities and their access to drugs on the internet.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Justice National Drug Intelligence Center • October 2002

Juvenile Arrests 2002
This report presents statistics for 2002 on the prevalence of youth crime, the types of crimes committed by juveniles, and youths' risk of victimization.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs • September 2004

Understanding Child Maltreatment and Juvenile Delinquency: The Research
This document examines existing research on the relationship between child maltreatment, neglect, and juvenile delinquency.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Child Welfare League of America • 2003

Maternal Employment and Adolescent Risky Behavior
This paper seeks to determine a correlation between a working mother and the influence this might have on her child engaging in risky activities such as sex, smoking cigarettes and marijuana, and drinking alcohol.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics • February 2003

Trends in At-Risk Behaviors of Youth in Washington: 1998 Update
This paper briefly discusses a variety of youth related issues in the state of Washington, including rates of suicide, crime, substance use, graduation, and child abuse.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Washington State Institute for Public Policy • April 1998

Does a Mother’s Age and Marital Status at Birth Affect the Probability that Her Child Will Have a Juvenile Court Record?
This research paper found that a mother’s age and marital status were significantly related to the probability that her child will receive a juvenile court record.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Washington State Institute for Public Policy • February 1996

Understanding Aggression with Adolescent Girls: Implications for Policy and Practice
This paper discusses the results of a study on adolescent girls and their experiences with physical and verbal fights, both with their parents and friends.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• University of Western Ontario • 2001

Alcohol Use and Violent Behaviour Among Youth: Results From a Longitudinal Study
This chapter, from "Alcohol, Young Persons and Violence," explores the relationship between adolescent drinking and youth crime.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Australian Institute of Criminology • 2001

California's Children 2002
This fact sheet presents data on family issues in California, including child poverty, youth crime, childcare, health, welfare, and child abuse.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Child Welfare League • 2002

Children 2004: Vision, Action, Results
This fact sheet examines recent American statistics on the family, including those pertaining to child abuse, youth crime, child poverty, parental substance abuse, health, childcare, domestic violence, and foster care.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Child Welfare League of America • 2004

Making Children a National Priority 2002: Children, Youth, and Families in the United States
This fact sheet presents American national data on family issues, including foster care, adoption, parental substance abuse, child poverty, and welfare.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Child Welfare League of America • 2002

Children 2001-Creating Connected Communities: Policy, Action, Committment
This fact sheet provides American statistics on family issues, including those pertaining to child abuse, foster care, youth crime, child poverty, and parental substance abuse.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Child Welfare League of America • 2001

National Fact Sheet 2000
This fact sheet examines American statistics on the family, including those pertaining to child abuse, youth crime, child poverty, parental substance abuse, health, and foster care.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Child Welfare League of America • 2000

National Fact Sheet 2003-Making Children a National Priority: Children, Youth, and Family in the United States
This fact sheet provides American statistics on family issues such as foster care, childcare, welfare, mental health, youth crime, child poverty, homelessness, and parental substance abuse.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Child Welfare League of America • 2003

Video Games and Aggressive Thoughts, Feelings, and Behavior in the Laboratory and in Life
This paper discusses the effects of violent video games on both children and adults and finds that this type of media can produce aggressive thoughts and behaviour, and in some cases, youth crime and delinquency.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• American Psychological Association • 2000

Faith-Based Institutions and High Risk Youth
This paper explores the role of church and religion in developing and running programs for high-risk, delinquent, youth.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Public/Private Ventures • Spring 2000

The Homicides of Children and Youth
This report provides information about patterns of juvenile homicide.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Justice • October 2001

Stimulant Use, 2003
This report describes prescription-type drug abuse for people aged 12 years or older.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) • February 04, 2005

Driving Under the Influence (DUI) among Young Persons
This report discusses the prevalence of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol among young people.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) • December 31, 2004

Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse Advance Report # 18
This paper explores trends in drug abuse, cigarette smoking, alcohol and marijuana use, and tobacco consumption.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • August 01, 1996

Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance - United States, 2003
This article examines health-risk behaviours among youth, such as: violence, substance abuse, sexual activity, diet, and physical inactivity.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Epidemiology Program Office, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • May 21, 2004

Bay Area Fatherhood Initiatives: Policymaker and Practitioner Perspectives on Integrating Fathering Efforts

• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• National Center on Fathers and Families (NCOFF), University of Pennsylvania • 2003

Youth Violence Linked to Substance Use
This report discusses the prevalence of youth violence in the United States and demonstrates that there is an escalating pattern of youth participation in violent activities.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Office of Applied Studies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • November 09, 2001

Home-Alone America
This paper discusses “whether and just how much children need their parents — especially their mothers” and examines increasing divorce rates, out-of-wedlock births, youth crime, violence, and murder.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Hoover Institute • July 01, 2001

Abstract
This paper reports on the employment status, health, educational attainment, delinquency, and social activities of youth who have gained independence from foster care.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Children and Family Research Center • 2001

Youth Justice: Criminal Trajectories
This paper discusses the high rates of recidivism for young offenders in Australia.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Australian Institute of Criminology • September 01, 2003

Canadian Crime Statistics 1997
The report contains tables and data on police reported crime statistics, homicide offence statistics, information on police personnel and expenditures, victimization surveys, and crime statistics in Canada from 1962 to 1997.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada • December 01, 1998

Crime, Poverty, and the Family
This paper discusses the crime rate in the US and how it is being affected by poverty, welfare, dependency, and the breakdown of the family.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Heritage Foundation • July 29, 1992

Preventing Crime With Quality Child Care: A Critical Investment in Ohio's Safety
This report argues that, since research shows that early childhood education and after school programs for children serve to reduce potential criminality later in life, it is vital to invest in such programs.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Fight Crime: Invest in Kids • 2004

Alcohol, Crime and Disorder: A Study of Young Adults
This paper investigates the extent and nature of binge drinking and its relationship to youth crime, including the use of illegal drugs.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate • February 01, 2003

Alcohol-Related Social Disorder and Rural Youth: Part 1-Victims
This paper examines adolescent alcohol consumption, and rates of alcohol related social disorder in rural areas of Australia.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Australian Institute of Criminology • December 01, 1999

Youth Who Carry Handguns
This study found that youth who had carried a handgun at least once in 1999 had poorer academic performance and were more likely to use drugs and alcohol than those who did not carry a gun.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Office of Applied Studies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • 2002

Recidivism Among Juvenile Offenders: An Analysis of Times to Reappearance in Court
This paper examines the recidivism rates of young offenders in Australia and focuses on the length of time between criminal activities.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Australian Institute of Criminology • 1999

Vietnamese Refugees: Crime Rates of Minors and Youths in New South Wales
This paper examines the nature and extent of criminal activity in New South Wales for unaccompanied Vietnamese immigrant youth.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Australian Institute of Criminology • 1989

Critical Issues Facing Philadelphia's Neighbourhoods: Violence Reduction
This paper discusses the increasing incidences of youth violence, crime, and homicides in Philadelphia and the need for public and private initiatives to decrease violence.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Public/Private Ventures • March 01, 1999

The Role of African-American Churches in Reducing Crime Among Black Youth
This paper examines the effect that neighbourhood decay and religious involvement have on the crime rates of African American youth.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society, and Center for Civic Innovation at the Manhattan Institute • 2001

Juvenile Crime in Washington, D.C.
This paper analyzes the new juvenile justice policy being considered by the local Washington, DC authorities in response to the murder epidemic by young offenders.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Urban Institute Justice Policy Center • December 22, 2003

Aggression and the Development of Delinquent Behaviour in Children
This paper examines the relationship between child behaviour and youth crime.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Australian Institute of Criminology • May 01, 2001

Marijuana Use and Delinquent Behaviors Among Youths
This paper provides information about the rates of marijuana use among youths, as well as the prevalence of delinquency among adolescents.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Office of Applied Studies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health • January 09, 2004

Juveniles in Corrections
This report provides statistical information pertaining to the characteristics of incarcerated juveniles and the institutions at which they are held.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Justice: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • June 01, 2004

Does Single Parenthood Increase the Probability of Teenage Promiscuity, Drug Use and Crime?
This paper studies the impact of single-parent families on teenagers, and explores the relationship between parental absence and adolescents substance abuse, crime, and sexual activity.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Claremont McKenna College • November 01, 2002

Canadian Crime Statistics- 2000
This document provides a statistical summary (tables and data) of police-reported crime in Canada between the years 1962 through 2000.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Statistics Canada • December 01, 2001

Congress's Role in Improving Juvenile Delinquency Data
This paper critiques both the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, and Congress for their failure to include family breakdown in their research and data on delinquency.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Heritage Foundation • March 10, 2000

Religion: The Forgotten Factor In Cutting Youth Crime and Saving At-Risk Urban Youth
This paper assesses the role of religion in understanding and explaining juvenile delinquency.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Manhattan Institute for Policy Research • February 01, 1998

Ipsos Reid Poll--Merijuana Laws 2003
This May 2003 survey measures Canadian attitudes towards the decriminalization of marijuana.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Ipsos Reid • May 16, 2003

Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General
This book reviews past research on youth crime and violence, including related myths and trends, a variety of risk and protective factors, and a number of intervention and prevention strategies.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • 2001

Co-occurrence of Delinquency and Other Problem Behaviours
This paper discusses the overlap between juvenile delinquency and other problem behaviours, such as adolescent substance abuse, mental health issues, and poor school performance.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • November 01, 2000

Children as Victims
This report provides detailed statistical information pertaining to the incidence of violent victimization among children and young people.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • May 01, 2000

The Rise and Fall of American Youth Violence: 1980-2000
This paper examines patterns in youth crime and violence between 1980 and 2000, and looks at the extent to which this age demographic contributed to the rise and decline of criminal activity.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Urban Institute Justice Policy Center • March 01, 2002

Neighbourhood Characteristics and Youth Marijuana Use
This study shows that a large number of American adolescents feel that their neighbourhood has high levels of crime, street fighting and drug selling.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Office of Applied Studies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • January 04, 2002

Canadians and the Judicial System
This survey asked Canadians about their attitudes towards the judicial system and found that the majority of Canadians thought the system needed to be stricter in many areas.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Canadian Press/Leger Marketing • 2003

Health Care for Our Troubled Youth: Provision of Services in the Foster Care and Juvenile Justice Systems of California
This paper discusses the physical and mental health needs of young people involved in foster care and juvenile justice systems.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• National Council on Crime and Delinquency • March 15, 2002

Our Vulnerable Teenagers: Their Victimization, Its Consequences, and Directions for Prevention and Intervention
This paper demonstrates that teenagers experience an elevated risk of criminal victimization as compared to adults.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• National Council on Crime and Delinquency, National Center for Victims of Crime • May 01, 2002

Private Schools Safer for Teachers and Students
This article compares public schools and private schools in terms of their rates of violence against students and teachers.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Heartland Institute • January 01, 2004

Juvenile Court Statistics 1997
This paper examines trends in juvenile delinquency and youth crime bewtween 1988 and 1997, including rates of homicide, violent and non-violent crime, drug offenses and detention.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • May 01, 2000

Violent Victimization of Youth Versus Adults in the National Crime Victimization Survey
This study compared adult and juvenile rates of violent vitimization and found that regardless of gender, ethnicity, or location, youth experienced substantially higher rates of victimization than did adults, were more likely to experience a crime-related injury, and were more likely to know the offender.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Family Research Laboratory • 1999

Substance Use, Abuse and Dependence among Youths Who Have Been in a Jail or Detention Center
This paper provides information about the number of youths who have been incarcerated at some point in their lives, and shows that they are significantly more likely than other youths to have used alcohol, drugs and tobacco.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health • February 27, 2004

Youth Violence and Substance Abuse: 2001 Update
This study asked youth about their involvement in violent activities, particularly fighting, as an indvidual or as a group.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Office of Applied Studies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • November 08, 2002

Offenders in Juvenile Court, 1997
This report provides information about the rates and types of juvenile offending, and examines age, race, and sex differences in delinquency and detention.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • October 01, 2000

The Real Root Causes of Violent Crime: The Breakdown of Marriage, Family, and Community
This paper provides an in-depth look at the pyschological and sociological determinants of criminal behaviour, including lack of parental discipline, fatherless families, domestic violence, and parental abuse or neglect.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Heritage Foundation • March 17, 1995

1998 National Youth Gang Survey
This report examines the prevalence of youth gangs in the United States, and surveys public perception of the youth gang problem.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Protection • November 01, 2000

Children of Incarcerated Parents Project: Report to the Oregon Legislature on Senate Bill 133
This report highlights the links between parental incarceration and juvenile delinquency, and discusses steps that the government of Oregon is taking in an effort to break this cycle of criminality.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Family and Corrections Network • December 01, 2002

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report
This paper addresses youth crime and related topics such as the family, the economic and educational characteristics of young offenders, as well as rates of adolescent suicide, homicide, and weapon use.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • September 01, 1999

Youth, Guns, and the Juvenile Justice System
This paper evaluates the effectiveness and appropriateness of recent legislative and policy reforms concerning the juvenile justice system, and focuses specifically on trends in youth gun violence.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Urban Institute Justice Policy Center • January 01, 2002

Strengthening the Role of Fathers in Families: Report on a Federal Conference
This report examines the importance of the father's role in his child's development as well as the necessity of a loving and nurturing family.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• National Center on Fathers and Families • May 03, 1996

Inhalant Abuse: Index of position statements from the Indian and Inuit Health Committee
This article provides information on the following aspects of inhalant abuse: epidemiology, types of chemicals and products used, causes of use, immediate effects, mortality, and detection and prevention of use.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Indian and Inuit Health Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society • 1998

The Dimensions, Pathways, and Consequences of Youth Reentry
This paper discusses the responsibility and challenge of the community as they respond to integrating young people, who have been in adult prisons, back into society.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Urban Institute • January 01, 2004

A Survey of Mental Health Care Delivery to Youth in the California Juvenile Justice System: Summary of Findings
This paper discusses the prevalence of mental illness among youth in the juvenile justice system, and presents the results of a survey that asked probation departments how they identified, assessed, and provided care to youth with a mental illness.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• National Council on Crime and Delinquency • September 01, 2003

Can We Do Without Juvenile Justice?
This article looks at whether a separate system of justice for juveniles is sustainable.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Urban Institute • May 01, 2000

Social Focus in Brief: Children
This paper addresses many issues pertaining to children including housing, income, crime, mortality rates, education, substance abuse, family structure, and media consumption.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• National Statistics • July 01, 2002

Children of Incarcerated Parents
This paper looks at parental incarceration, its prevalence, and its effect on children's behavioural, psychological, and mental health outcomes.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• California Research Bureau • March 01, 2000

Mental Health
This chapter on mental health, from The Health of Children and Young People, discusses the prevalence, nature, and impact of psychiatric disorders in children and youth.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Office for National Statistics • March 01, 2004

Religious Involvement and Children’s Well-Being: What Research Tells Us (And What It Doesn’t)
This paper explores the impact of religion on the behaviour and well-being of children and youth.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Child Trends • September 01, 2002

Crime Prevention Starts at an Early Age
This document investigates the root causes of child criminality and victimization, and focuses on crime prevention through community efforts and social development.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Caledon Institute of Social Policy • November 01, 2000

Family Portrait (2003 Version)
This book contains a compilation of information on various family-related issues such as marriage, adoption, cohabitation, divorce, unmarried childbearing, childcare, stepfamilies, and teen issues.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• Family Research Council • August 01, 2002

Addressing the Needs of Youth With Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System: The Current State of Knowledge
This paper discusses the history, laws, and practices relating to the juvenile justice system, the factors associated with disability and delinquency, and the effectiveness of prevention, intervention, and treatment programs.
• Category: Crime And Violence > Youth Crime
• The Urban Institute Justice Policy Center • November 01, 2003