NCJ Number
196539
Date Published
2002
Length
160 pages
Annotation
This comprehensive review examines the development of juvenile delinquency in Western Europe, prevention and intervention policy in some European countries, and strategies and programs proven to be effective elsewhere in the world, not only in Europe.
Abstract
This review examines three aspects of juvenile crime and delinquency outside the Netherlands in an attempt to compare the Netherlands with some other countries in Western Europe. These aspects include: (1) the development of juvenile delinquency in Western Europe; (2) prevention and intervention policy in European countries; and (3) effective strategies and programs worldwide. It is noted that data from the Netherlands, Germany and England indicates a steady increase in juvenile delinquency, especially in violent crime during the 1980's and the 1990's. In reviewing the prevention and intervention policy in European countries, a description and comparison is provided of legislation and official government policy on juvenile crime and delinquency prevention and intervention in England and two German Federal States (Nordrhein-Westfalen and Baden-Wurttemberg). A comparison is then made between the governments of Germany and England and the Netherlands in the field of early intervention. The report then offers a “survey of surveys” of interventions proven to be either effective or ineffective. These include: effective and ineffective methods of prevention, effective and ineffective penal interventions, screening and risk taxation, and program accreditation. References and appendices