Journal•ISSN: 0198-7429
Behavioral Disorders
SAGE Publishing
About: Behavioral Disorders is an academic journal published by SAGE Publishing. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Special education & Emotional and behavioral disorders. It has an ISSN identifier of 0198-7429. Over the lifetime, 1235 publications have been published receiving 34813 citations.
Topics: Special education, Emotional and behavioral disorders, Psychological intervention, Academic achievement, Social skills
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TL;DR: Loeber and Farrington as discussed by the authors examined the origins of these serious criminal careers and the effectiveness of intervention or prevention programs and reviewed risk and protective factors in the hope that specific knowledge about this unique population will generate effective intervention programs and also examined the need for future research on SVJ offenders as an important ingredient in developing effective programming.
Abstract: * Serious and violent juvenile (SVJ) offenders comprise a population of youths with unique characteristics and needs Serious and violent offenses include homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and kidnapping Although the rate at which serious and violent offenses occur has decreased in recent years, the seriousness and the consequences of these crimes have a much greater impact on our society Chronic offenders account for more than half of all serious crimes committed by juveniles, and the vast majority of chronic offenders commit serious and violent acts The delinquency careers of SVJ offenders are vastly different from those of nonviolent offenders, according to official records In this edited book, editors Loeber and Farrington attempt to examine the origins of these serious criminal careers and the effectiveness of intervention or prevention programs The book reviews risk and protective factors in the hope that specific knowledge about this unique population will generate effective intervention programs It also examines the need for future research on SVJ offenders as an important ingredient in developing effective programming Part I addresses the developmental course and risk factors characteristic of SVJ offenders Loeber, Farrington, and Waschbush discuss the overlap between chronic offenders and serious and violent offenders The fact that many SVJ offenders begin their careers earlier and the juvenile justice system's reluctance to deal with young offenders at the beginning of their delinquent careers is addressed as a serious concern Hawkins, Laub, and Lauritsen examine the relationship between race and ethnicity and SVJ offending and find that although African-- American youths have disproportionately higher rates of SV) offending, social ecological factors appear to be more important than race alone Huizinga and Jakob-Chien look at the overlap between other behavior problems and serious and violent offending, and Tolan and Gorman-Smith discuss the behavioral precursors to such serious offending and the development of SVJ careers Lipsey and Derzon identify predictor variables of juveniles aged 6 to 11 to serious violence at ages 15 to 25 Hawkins, Herrenkohl, Farrington, Brewer, Catalano, and Harachi propose in their chapter that violent behavior is a result of many factors-some of which include family and individual interactions-and is contextual in nature These authors conclude that more research needs to be done to determine predictors for youth violence Gang membership is one of the strongest correlates of serious delinquency that researchers have uncovered Thornberry's longitudinal studies have found that gang members represent a minority of the overall youth population but are responsible for the vast majority of delinquent acts This is an important finding, since it highlights the importance of focusing on youth gangs for prevention activities …
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TL;DR: Functional assessment and functional analysis are processes that have been applied successfully in work with people who have developmental disabilities, but they have been used rarely with students as mentioned in this paper, and they have not been used often with adults with developmental disabilities.
Abstract: Functional assessment and functional analysis are processes that have been applied successfully in work with people who have developmental disabilities, but they have been used rarely with students...
275 citations
TL;DR: Ratings of acceptability were obtained from 20 parents who came to a behavior management outpatient clinic for assistance with their children's behavior problems as discussed by the authors, and the acceptability of treatment acceptability was evaluated.
Abstract: Ratings of acceptability were obtained from 20 parents who came to a behavior management outpatient clinic for assistance with their children's behavior problems. Ratings of treatment acceptability...
271 citations
TL;DR: Challenging behavior exhibited by young children is becoming recognized as a serious impediment to social-emotional development and a harbinger of severe maladjustment in school and adult life as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Challenging behavior exhibited by young children is becoming recognized as a serious impediment to social–emotional development and a harbinger of severe maladjustment in school and adult life. Con...
268 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, special education teachers' skills with classroom organization and behavior management affect the emergence and persistence of behavior problems as well as the success of inclusive practice for special education students.
Abstract: Special education teachers’ skills with classroom organization and behavior management affect the emergence and persistence of behavior problems as well as the success of inclusive practice for stu...
225 citations