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Prevention programs and responses to juvenile crime

• National strategy for young Australians
  Australian Government, Australian Government. 2010
• Cognitive-behavioral treatment for antisocial behavior in youth in residential treatment
  T H Andreassen and B-A Armelius, Umea, Sweden : University of Umea. Department of Psychology. 2007
• The Train Outreach Project : an innovative approach to drug and alcohol issues, young people and trains
  Trudi Cooper, WA Office of Crime Prevention. 2007
• Laying the foundations : working with 'at risk' young people with alcohol, inhalant and other drug problems : a longitudinal study into the effectiveness of the Whitelion mentoring and employment programs : stage 1 : establishing the project (PDF 415kB)
  Alistair Le, Wagga Wagga, NSW : Charles Sturt University. 2004
• Building bridges : working with 'at risk' young people with alcohol, inhalant and other drug problems : a longitudinal study into the effectiveness of the Whitelion mentoring and employment programs : stage 2 : what works (PDF 547kB)
  Alistair Lemmon, Wagga Wagga, NSW : Charles Sturt University. 2006
• Current-generation youth programs : what works, what doesn't, and at what cost? (PDF 316kB)
  Megan Beckett, Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation. 2008
• A world of prevention
  Searchable directory of resources dedicated to the prevention of child and adolescent problems and the promotion of youth development in families, schools and communities.
• Adventure-based programmes: can they contribute to crime 
  National Community Crime Prevention Program tip sheet no. 10, 2007
• Designing and implementing a targeted youth crime prevention 
  National Community Crime Prevention Program tip sheet no. 8, 2007
• Young people and crime prevention 
  National Community Crime Prevention Program tip sheet no. 7, 2007  
• Urban crime prevention and youth at risk : compendium of promising strategies and programmes around the world
  International Centre for the Prevention of Crime. Prepared for the 11th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, 2005
• Investing in youth : preventing crime and victimization (PDF 527kB)
  Margaret Shaw. International Centre for the Prevention of Crime, 2001
• Strategic directions in the prevention of youth crime
  Yvonne Korn. Juvenile crime and juvenile justice conference : towards 2000 and beyond, 1997
• Preventing juvenile crime 
  Julia Vernon and Sandra McKillop (eds). conference proceedings 1989

Approaches to crime prevention

• Early intervention and mentoring 
• Police-based programs 
• Public spaces and neighbourhoods 
• School-based programs 
• Rehabilitation and treatment 
• Practical prevention guides 

Programs targeting types of crime/offending behaviour

• Car theft 
• Drugs, alcohol and partying 
• Graffiti and vandalism 
• Violence, gangs and bullying 
• Programs, responses and practical guides

Recent publications

• Technical and background paper: Measuring juvenile recidivism in Australia
  24 May 2011
• Trends in juvenile detention in Australia
  12 May 2011
• What makes juvenile offenders different from adult offenders?
  23 February 2011
• Juveniles in detention in Australia, 1981–2008
  16 December 2010
• Police-referred restorative justice for juveniles in Australia
  31 August 2010
• Juveniles' contact with the criminal justice system in Australia
  28 September 2009
• The specific deterrent effect of custodial penalties on juvenile reoffending
  23 September 2009
• Juveniles in detention in Australia, 1981–2007
  09 July 2009
• Getting the story from children : good practice in forensic interviews
  02 July 2008
• Juveniles in detention in Australia, 1981-2006
  01 June 2007
• Juveniles in detention in Australia, 1981-2005
  01 March 2006
• Police cautioning in Queensland : the impact on juvenile offending pathways
  04 February 2006
• Statistics on juvenile detention in Australia : 1981-2004
  01 February 2005
• The 'Teen Triple P' Positive Parenting Program : a preliminary evaluation
  04 August 2004
• Statistics on juvenile detention in Australia : 1981-2003
  04 June 2004

Recent events

• Young people, risk and resilience: The challenges of alcohol, drugs and violence conference
  07 March 2011
• Juvenile justice – a wicked problem. Reflections on a strategic review of the NSW Juvenile Justice System
  19 August 2010
• Evaluating the Children’s Koori Court of Victoria
  15 March 2010
• Indigenous young people, crime and justice conference
  31 August 2009
• Young people, crime and community safety : engagement and early intervention
  25 February 2008