101310: Kids Who Commit Adult Crimes

About the Course:

Kids Who Commit Adult Crimes is an excellent multidisciplinary theoretical base for explaining the most pervasive phenomenon. The text also provides an excellent historical chronology of adolescent offending and the means used to rehabilitate this population. The statistical analysis is most useful in understanding the pervasiveness of the problem.

Journal/Publisher:

Haworth

Publication Date:

2002

Author

Barri Flowers

About the Author:

Barri Flowers has a B.A. and M.S. from Michigan State University’s School of Criminal Justice. His area of expertise includes youth crime, violence, and victimization.

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about kids who commit adult crimes. It is appropriate for all levels of participants’ knowledge.

Course Objectives:

1. Explain the magnitude of juvenile crime.

2. Describe youth, school crime, and violence.

3. Identify the intrafamilial causes and correlates of juvenile delinquency.