Journal of Children's Services: Volume 8 Issue 4

Promising parenting programmes for reducing adolescent problem behaviours

Kevin P. Haggerty, Anne McGlynn-Wright, Tali Klima

Adolescent problem behaviours (substance use, delinquency, school dropout, pregnancy, and violence) are costly not only for individuals, but for entire communities. Policy makers…

How to obtain more insight into the true nature of outcomes of youth martial arts practice?

Jikkemien Vertonghen, Marc Theeboom

– The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the processes that produce the effects found in studies of participation by young people in martial arts.

Associations between socio-economic disadvantage and parenting behaviours

Nicole Gridley, Judy Hutchings, Helen Baker-Henningham

Socio-economic disadvantage is linked to poor parenting skills and subsequently poorer child development. The most deprived geographical areas in Wales have been targeted under…

The educational impacts of young people's participation in organised sport: a systematic review

Karen Schucan Bird, Janice Tripney, Mark Newman

– The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of young people's participation in organised sport on their educational outcomes.

Implementing mindfulness and yoga in urban schools: a community-academic partnership

Tamar Mendelson, Jacinda K. Dariotis, Laura Feagans Gould, Ali S.R. Smith, Atman A. Smith, Andres A. Gonzalez, Mark T. Greenberg

Mindfulness-based interventions – which train capacities for attention, awareness, compassion, and self-regulation of thoughts and emotions – may offer unique benefits for urban…

The Evidence Enigma: Correctional Boot Camps and Other Failures in Evidence-Based Policy Making

Louise Morpeth

List of reviewers

Editorial

Nick Axford, Michael Little