A guide offering long term solutions to juvenile crime through a proven programme.

The 8% Solution is a practical, common-sense guide offering long-term solutions to juvenile crime through a proven programme. Written in narrative style with a liberal use of anecdotal incidents, this is an easy-to-read description of the law and details effective ways to correct the problem.

Introduction PART ONE:THE 8% PROBLEM The 8% Problem

Serious, Chronic Juvenile Offenders Crime at an Early Age

"Lets Give 'Em a Break" Disrupted Families

The Continuing Family Crisis School Failure

School's Out for Good...and That's Bad Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Getting "High" and Sinking Low Gangs, Runaways and Thieves

Definately the Wrong Crowd PART TWO: TOWARDS AN 8% SOLUTION Laying the Groundwork

Devising an Intervention Strategy From the Ivory Tower to the Street

Field Testing the Program Model All's Well That Ends Well

The Field Test Results A Case Study

A Lesson From the Real World 8% Solution - Orange County Style

True Collaboration and a One-Stop Shop Overcoming Barriers

8% Lessons Learned The Future of the 8% Solution

Building on a Sound Base