Books tagged: juvenile delinquency

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Two Boys, Similar Backgrounds: One Goes To Prison and One Does Not: Why?    by Jane Gilgun
Price: $1.29 USD. 1370 words. Published on February 19, 2010. .

This article tells the stories of two boys who grew up in the same middle-class neighborhood. One went to prison and the other did not. What were the differences in these two lives?
The NEATS: A Child & Family Assessment    by Jane Gilgun
Price: $5.99 USD. 39010 words. Published on March 31, 2010. .

This book describes five areas of human functioning that are fundamental to child and family development. They are neurobiology, executive function, attachment, trauma, and self-regulation. Parents and professionals will find this handbook helpful as they work together to promote children's optimal development. Includes case studies to illustrate main points.
The Other Side of Delinquency    by Waln Brown
Price: $9.99 USD. 54540 words. Published on December 7, 2010. .

Growing up in an impoverished, broken home, Waln Brown turned to vagrancy, truancy and juvenile delinquency. In this moving and spellbinding memoir, Waln Brown recounts his journey through an orphanage, detention home, psychiatric hospital and juvenile reformatory.
Leading Chaos: An Essential Guide to Conflict Management, Revised Edition    by Alexandria Windcaller
Price: $9.99 USD. 48800 words. Published on December 10, 2010. .

Leading Chaos explores safety based Goal-Oriented Intervention, which provides the baseline protocol for the professional and non-professional intervener. The goals for each stage of conflict management have been fine-tuned and will help interveners succeed in answering that age-old question asked during a flash-point crisis ‘What should I do?' It takes the guesswork out of conflict management.
World Heavyweight Boxing Champion: The Story of George Foreman    by Waln Brown
Price: $4.99 USD. 5320 words. Published on January 3, 2011. .

George Foreman's mother worked hard to support George and his six brothers and sisters but she did not make much money and the family moved from one rat-infested partment to another, when she could not pay the bills. George grew up on the streets, fighting, robbing and mugging people. He dropped out of school but got a second chance, when he entered Job Corps.
Shattered Relations Recounting the death of Kiwane Carrington    by
Price: $2.99 USD. 109380 words. Published on September 7, 2011. .

On October 9, 2009, 15 year old Kiwane Carrington was shot and killed by an on-duty police officer from the Champaign Police Department. This is the recounting of the news stories, editorials, and letters to the editor published by The News-Gazette reporting on and reacting to that fateful incident. In the retelling, the need to repair the shattered police community relationship is revealed.
alias Kraut a Braji Short Tale    by P. S. Wright
Price: Free! 3080 words. Published on October 30, 2011. .

A short short postscript to the novel Braji that continues the character portrait of Kraut and provides a glimpse into his life after Brajilliana.
Escape From Critical Confusion    by Joseph Harris
Price: $2.49 USD. 87550 words. Published on April 7, 2012. .

Escape From Critical Confusion is an autobiography that has a focus on a dysfunctional family, juvenile delinquency and the life of a drug addicted person. It also demonstrates how to escape the thinking that has been molded by these experiences.