Title Risk taking and personal safety / edited by Justin Healey

Published Thirroul, N.S.W. : The Spinney Press, [2012] ©2012 ©2012

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS	364.40994 Hea/Rta		AVAILABLE
MELB	364.40994 Hea/Rta		AVAILABLE
W'BOOL	364.40994 Hea/Rta		AVAILABLE

Description 60 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color charts ; 30 cm regular print Series Issues in society ; v. 349 Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ; v. 349 Contents Chapter 1. Personal safety and crime victimization -- ch. 2. Risk taking and young people Summary Experimentation, pushing boundaries, and testing your own limits is a part of growing up. However there are many potentially unsafe situations in which teenagers may find themselves at risk, and their safety compromised by making harmful personal choices Analysis Australian Dangerous behaviour Reviews of research Safety Statistics Youth Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Also available online Subject Adolescent psychology. Crime -- Australia. Life skills. Public safety -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Australia. Public safety -- Australia. Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence -- Australia -- Prevention -- Study and teaching (Secondary) Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence -- Australia -- Prevention. Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence -- Australia. Social adjustment in adolescence -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Australia. Social adjustment in adolescence -- Australia. Teenagers -- Australia -- Safety measures. Author Healey, Justin. ISBN 1921507942 9781921507946 (paperback)

  Permalink