ERIC Number: EJ622425
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-1524-3230
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Strengthening America's Families.
Alvarado, Rose; Kumpfer, Karol
Juvenile Justice, v7 n3 p8-18 Dec 2000
Improving parenting practices and the family environment is the most effective, enduring strategy for combating juvenile delinquency. Describes the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Strengthening America's Families Initiative. Highlights several family-focused prevention programs identified as exemplary, explaining how they were identified and rated. Examines factors communities should consider in deciding which practices best meet their needs. (SM)
Descriptors: Delinquency Prevention, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Environment, Family Role, Parent Participation, Parenting Skills, Program Evaluation
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 810 Seventh street NW, Washington, DC 20531.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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