Treating the juvenile offender / edited by Robert D. Hoge, Nancy G. Guerra, Paul Boxer

Includes bibliographical references and index

A portrait of juvenile offending in the United States / Kirk R. Williams, Louis Tuthill, and Shoon Lio -- Theoretical and research advances in understanding the causes of juvenile offending / Nancy G. Guerra... [et al.] -- Assessment in juvenile justice systems / Robert D. Hoge -- What works : best practices with juvenile offenders / Nancy G. Guerra, Tia E. Kim, and Paul Boxer -- Implementing treatment programs in community and institutional settings / Nancy G. Guerra and Caren Leaf -- How policy affects practice in the treatment of juvenile offenders : the California experience / Elizabeth Siggins and Amy Seidlitz -- Treatment of violent offenders / Paul Boxer and Paul J. Frick -- Treating gang-involved offenders / Robert Nash Parker... [et al.] -- Juvenile sexual offending : an evidence-based approach to assessment and intervention / Gary O'Reilly and Clodagh Ann Dowling -- Mental health, substance abuse, and trauma / Bonita M. Veysey -- Juvenile offenders with special education needs / Carolyn Eggleston -- The female juvenile offender / Robert D. Hoge and Lynda Robertson.