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Article: Promises and pitfalls of mentoring as a juvenile justice strategy.(Losing a Generation: Probing the Myths & Reality of Youth and Violence)
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- Social Justice
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- December 22, 1997
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Introduction
Poor timing may be the benchmark of a bureaucratic system. In 1993, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) proposed a"Comprehensive Strategy" for addressing the problem of juvenile crime. Under this comprehensive strategy, it was recognized that the family and community, with support from other "core" social institutions (such as schools, churches, and local organizations) have primary responsibility for meeting the basic socializing needs of American children (Wilson and Howell, 1993: 10). It was also recognized that failure to meet these basic needs is a primary contributor to juvenile crime.
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