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Suggested citation: National Research Council and Institute of Medicine (2000) Education and Delinquency: Summary of a Workshop. Panel on Juvenile Crime: Prevention, Treatment, and Control, Joan McCord, Cathy Spatz Widom, Melissa I. Bamba, and Nancy A. Crowell, eds. Committee on Law and Justice and Board on Children, Youth, and Families. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
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PANEL ON JUVENILE CRIME: PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND CONTROL
JOAN McCORD (Cochair),
Department of Criminal Justice, Temple University
CATHY SPATZ WIDOM (Cochair),
School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany
PATRICIA COHEN,
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York
ELIZABETH JANE COSTELLO,
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University
EUGENE EMORY,
Department of Psychology, Emory University
TONY FABELO,
Texas Criminal Justice Policy Council, Austin
LAWRENCE GARY,
School of Social Work, Howard University
SANDRA GRAHAM,
Department of Education, University of California, Los Angeles
JOHN HAGAN,
Department of Sociology, Northwestern University
DARNELL HAWKINS,
Departments of African American Studies and Sociology, University of Illinois, Chicago
KENNETH LAND,
Department of Sociology, Duke University
STEVEN SCHLOSSMAN,
Department of History, Carnegie Mellon University
MERCER SULLIVAN,
School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University
VIOLA TALIAFERRO,
Monroe Circuit Court, Bloomington, Indiana
RICHARD TREMBLAY,
Research Unit on Children's Psycho-Social Maladjustment, University of Montreal
FRANKLIN ZIMRING,
School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
CINDY LEDERMAN (Liaison),
Florida 11th Judicial Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, Dade County, Florida
DANIEL NAGIN (Liaison),
School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University
NANCY A. CROWELL, Staff Officer
MELISSA I. BAMBA, Research Associate
GLENDA TYSON, Project Assistant (until April 1999)
KAREN AUTREY, Senior Project Assistant (after April 1999)
COMMITTEE ON LAW AND JUSTICE
CHARLES WELLFORD (Chair),
Center for Applied Policy Studies and Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland
JOAN PETERSILIA (Vice Chair),
School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine
ALFRED BLUMSTEIN,
H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University
RUTH M. DAVIS,
The Pymatuning Group, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia
JEFFREY FAGAN,
School of Public Health, Columbia University
DARNELL HAWKINS,
Department of African American Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago
PHILIP HEYMANN,
Center for Criminal Justice, Harvard Law School
CANDACE KRUTTSCHNITT,
Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota
MARK LIPSEY,
Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University
COLIN LOFTIN,
School of Criminal Justice, The University at Albany
JOHN MONAHAN,
School of Law, University of Virginia
DANIEL S. NAGIN,
H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University
PETER REUTER,
School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland
WESLEY SKOGAN,
Center for Urban Affairs, Northwestern University
KATE STITH,
School of Law, Yale University
MICHAEL TONRY,
School of Law, University of Minnesota
CATHY SPATZ WIDOM,
School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany
CAROL PETRIE, Director
NANCY A. CROWELL, Staff Officer
MELISSA BAMBA, Research Associate
RALPH PATTERSON, Senior Project Assistant
BRENDA MCLAUGHLIN, Project Assistant
BOARD ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES
EVAN CHARNEY (Chair),
Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts
JAMES A. BANKS,
Center for Multicultural Education, University of Washington
SHEILA BURKE,
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
DAVID CARD,
Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley
DONALD COHEN,
Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, Yale University
MINDY FULLILOVE,
Columbia University
KEVIN GRUMBACH,
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Primary Care Research Center, University of California, San Francisco
MAXINE HAYES,
Department of Community and Family Health, Washington State Department of Health
MARGARET HEAGARTY,
Department of Pediatrics, Harlem Hospital Center, Columbia University
RENEE JENKINS,
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Howard University
SHEILA KAMERMAN,
School of Social Work, Columbia University
HARRIET KITZMAN,
School of Nursing, University of Rochester
SANDERS KORENMAN,
School of Public Affairs, Baruch College
CINDY LEDERMAN,
Circuit Court, Juvenile Justice Center, Dade County, Florida
SARA McLANAHAN,
Office of Population Research, Princeton University
VONNIE McLOYD,
Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan
GARY SANDEFUR,
Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison
RUTH STEIN,
Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
PAUL WISE,
Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center
RUTH T. GROSS
(Liaison, IOM Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention),
Professor of Pediatrics,
Stanford University (emeritus)
ELEANOR E. MACCOBY
(Liaison, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education), Department of Psychology, Stanford University (emeritus)
WILLIAM ROPER
(Liaison, IOM Council), Institute of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Acknowledgments
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the Report Review Committee of the National Research Council. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making the published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process.
We thank the following individuals for their participation in the review of this report: Denise Gottfredson, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland; J. David Hawkins, Social Development Research Group and School of Social Work, University of Washington; Paul Kingery, Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence, George Washington University; Louis F. Miron, Department of Education, University of California, Irvine; and John Monahan, School of Law, University of Virginia.
Although the individuals listed above provided constructive comments and suggestions, it must be emphasized that responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.