The Aggressive Adolescent: Clinical and Forensic Issues

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Summary: The aggressive adolescent
Review: Davis DL. The aggressive adolescent. Binghamton, New York: Haworth Press, 2000, 158 pages,

This book is written by a clinical psychologist with many years of experience within the Ohio State mental health, rehabilitation and corrections system. It is easely read, full of illustrative case stories with treatment interventions and valuable information for the professional working with aggressive adolescents. The book presents statistics about juvenile violence and crime in American society, developmental theories on adolescent violence, assessment and treatment options. The inserted stories facilitates the understanding. The last chapter gives advice on how "to find a good mechanic". Many of the case histories give a story of prior abuse and neglect in the life of the adolescent, who later commits violent crime or murder and preventive measures within the family and by society is therefore called for. The Aggressive Adolescent is written in down to earth language. I especially liked the inclusion of information about the author and a reader friendly index, items that often times are missing in otherwise good books. I can therefore recommend the book for professionals working with aggressive, violent or crime prone adolescents.

Professor Joav Merrick, MD, DMSc Medical Director, Division for the Mentally Retarded, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Box 1260, IL-91012 Jerusalem, Israel; Email: [e-mail]

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Summary: VERY, VERY BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: THIS BOOK WAS VERY HARD TO UNDERSTAND BUT THAT MIGHT MEAN I NEED TO BACK TO SCHOOL FOR A WHILE. I AM ONLY IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. YOU SHOULD GO WRITE A BOOK FOR TEENS. WELL ANYWHO PLEASE WRITE A GOOD ONE FOR TEENS.