Gary B. Melton

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Gary B. Melton

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PhD Psychology University of California, Berkeley
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Bachelors Psychology University of California, Berkeley

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Family preservation using multisystemic therapy: an effective alternative to incarcerating serious juvenile offenders. (1992) (830)
Multisystemic therapy with violent and chronic juvenile offenders and their families: the role of treatment fidelity in successful dissemination. (1997) (692)
Psychological Evaluations for the Courts: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals and Lawyers (1997) (537)
Family preservation using multisystemic treatment: Long-term follow-up to a clinical trial with serious juvenile offenders (1993) (315)
Effects of multisystemic therapy on drug use and abuse in serious juvenile offenders: A progress report from two outcome studies. (1991) (218)
Mandated reporting: a policy without reason. (2005) (205)
Avoiding heterosexist bias in psychological research. (1991) (175)
Children's concepts of their rights 1 (1980) (144)
Children’s Competence to Consent (1983) (135)
Treating Children Like People: A Framework for Research and Advocacy (2005) (101)
Bullying in Schools: Implementation of the Olweus Bullying Prevention programme in the Southeastern United States (2004) (96)
Strong Communities for Children: Results of a multi-year community-based initiative to protect children from harm. (2015) (91)
Protecting children from abuse and neglect : foundations for a new national strategy (1994) (84)
Community consultation in socially sensitive research. Lessons from clinical trials of treatments for AIDS. (1988) (81)
Psychologists' involvement in cases of child maltreatment. Limits of role and expertise. (1989) (80)
Protecting Children from Abuse and Neglect (1995) (79)
Empirical studies of ethical issues in research. A research agenda. (1987) (71)
"Someone will notice, and someone will care": How to build Strong Communities for Children. (2015) (71)
Patterns and Correlates of Gun Ownership Among Nonmetropolitan and Rural Middle School Students (2000) (69)
Reforming the Law: Impact of Child Development Research (1987) (65)
Children's competency to testify (1981) (65)
Child witnesses and the confrontation clause (1991) (56)
Children, Politics, and Morality: The Ethics of Child Advocacy (1987) (56)
Adolescents and prevention of AIDS. (1988) (55)
Community Mental Health Centers and the Courts: An Evaluation of Community-Based Forensic Services (1985) (55)
Child Witnesses and the First Amendment: A Psycholegal Dilemma (1984) (52)
Multisystemic Family Preservation Therapy (1994) (51)
Research policy and child maltreatment: developing the scientific foundation for effective protection of children. (1994) (51)
Beyond Balancing: Toward an Integrated Approach to Children's Rights (2008) (47)
The child's right to a family environment. Why children's rights and family values are compatible. (1996) (47)
Building humane communities respectful of children: the significance of the convention on the rights of the child. (2005) (47)
Parents and Children: Legal Reform To Facilitate Children's Participation. (1999) (47)
Bringing psychology to the legal system: Opportunities, obstacles, and efficacy. (1987) (46)
Getting Out of a Rut: Detours to Less Traveled Paths in Child-Witness Research (1987) (46)
Toward "personhood" for adolescents. Autonomy and privacy as values in public policy. (1983) (45)
Socialization in the global community: Respect for the dignity of children. (1991) (44)
Child Advocacy: Psychological Issues and Interventions (1983) (43)
Between Neighborliness and Volunteerism: Participants in the Strong Communities Initiative (2008) (42)
The law is a good thing (psychology is, too) (1992) (42)
Ruralness as a Psychological Construct (1983) (41)
Preserving the dignity of children around the world: the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. (1991) (40)
Adolescent Abortion: Psychological and Legal Issues (1987) (40)
Ethical and legal issues in AIDS-related practice. (1988) (40)
Lessons from Norway: The Children's Ombudsman as a Voice for Children (1991) (39)
Children's participation in treatment planning: Psychological and legal issues. (1981) (36)
Ethical dilemmas in AIDS research. Individual privacy and public health. (1988) (35)
Law, science, and humanity (1990) (33)
Community differences in the implementation of Strong Communities for Children. (2015) (32)
Child protection and society. When should the state intervene? (1987) (32)
The Law as a behavioral instrument (1986) (32)
Taking Gault Seriously: Toward a New Juvenile Court (1989) (32)
Implementing the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child : a standard of living adequate for development (1999) (32)
Assessing violent offending in serious juvenile offenders (1993) (32)
The Clashing of Symbols: Prelude to Child and Family Policy. (1987) (31)
The law as an instrument of socialization and social structure. (1985) (31)
The SAGE Handbook of Child Research (2013) (30)
Toward a Science of Community Intervention (2008) (30)
Public policy and private prejudice: Psychology and law on gay rights. (1989) (30)
Chronic neglect of family violence: more than a decade of reports to guide US policy. (2002) (30)
Empirical Research on Child Maltreatment and the Law (1995) (29)
From Safe Sanctuaries to Strong Communities: The Role of Communities of Faith in Child Protection (2008) (27)
Effects of a state law permitting minors to consent to psychotherapy. (1981) (27)
Brief Research Report: Certificates of Confidentiality Under the Public Health Service Act: Strong Protection but Not Enough (1990) (27)
'Programs' aren't enough: child protection must become a part of everyday life. (2013) (26)
Angels (and neighbors) watching over us: child safety and family support in an age of alienation. (2010) (25)
The feasibility of a brief evaluation of mental state at the time of the offense (1984) (25)
Minors and Privacy: Are Legal and Psychological Concepts Compatible? (1983) (25)
Changes in Family Law and Family Life Challenges for Psychology (1989) (24)
Psychologists as Law Professors (1987) (24)
Children's rights: where are the children? (1982) (24)
Adolescent abortion. Psychological perspectives on public policy. (1987) (23)
Toward a child-centered, neighborhood-based child protection system : a report of the consortium on children, families, and the law (2002) (23)
Training in psychology and law. (1987) (22)
“I Can Conquer a Mountain”: Ordinary People Who Provide Extraordinary Community Service (2008) (22)
No Place to Go: The Civil Commitment of Minors (1998) (22)
Strong Communities for Children: A Community-Wide Approach to Prevention of Child Maltreatment (2022) (21)
It's time for neighborhood research and action. (1992) (21)
Risking the Future: Adolescent Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Childbearing, Vol. 1@@@Adolescent Abortion: Psychological and Legal Issues (1988) (20)
The law and ethics of psychosocial research on AIDS. (1985) (19)
Sexually Abused Children and the Legal System: Some Policy Recommendations. (1985) (19)
Community Life, Public Health, and Children's Safety (2008) (18)
Ethical and legal issues in research and intervention. (1989) (17)
Ethical and Legal Issues in AIDS Research (1994) (17)
Block Grants and Rural Mental Health Services. (1987) (17)
The Nature, Logic, and Significance of Strong Communities for Children (2020) (16)
Decision Making by Children (1983) (16)
TRENDS IN LEGISLATION AND CASE LAW ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT (1990) (16)
Strong Communities: What Did Participants Actually Do? (2008) (16)
It's all about relationships! The psychology of Human Rights. (2010) (15)
Realism in Psychology and Humanism in Law: Psycholegal Studies at Nebraska (1990) (15)
Psychological Maltreatment and the Schools: Problems of Law and Professional Responsiblilty. (1987) (14)
Legal regulation of adolescent abortion. Unintended effects. (1987) (14)
Ecologically oriented school‐based mental health services: Implications for service system reform (1999) (14)
Fear, prejudice, and neglect. Discrimination against mentally disabled persons. (1987) (14)
CHILDREN AS PARTNERS FOR JUSTICE: NEXT STEPS FOR DEVELOPMENTALISTS (1992) (14)
The best evidence produces the best law (1992) (13)
"To such as these, the kingdom of heaven belongs": Religious faith as a foundation for children's rights. (2010) (13)
Knowing what we do know: APA and adolescent abortion. (1990) (13)
Transformative Change: An Analysis of the Evolution of Special Events Within 3 Communities (2008) (12)
Expert opinions: "Not for cosmic understanding" (1994) (12)
The Nature and Scope of Child Research: Learning about Children’s Lives (2013) (12)
Must researchers share their data? (1988) (11)
Preparing Children for Decision Making (1983) (11)
The Individual, the Family, and Social Good: Personal Fulfillment in Time of Change (1997) (11)
Procedural Justice in Family Court:: Does the Adversary Model Make Sense? (1982) (10)
Are Adolescents People? Problems of Liberty, Entitlement, and Responsibility (1989) (10)
Bringing psychology to Capitol Hill: Briefings on child and family policy. (1995) (10)
Adolescent abortion: a psycholegal analysis. (1986) (10)
Mandated Reporting Laws and Child Maltreatment: The Evolution of a Flawed Policy Response (2013) (10)
Ethical Judgments Amid Uncertainty (1991) (10)
Putting the “Community” Back into “Mental Health”: The Challenge of a Great Crisis in the Health and Well-being of Children and Families (2010) (10)
When scientists are adversaries, do participants lose? (1988) (9)
Integrating Assessment, Treatment, and Justice (2006) (9)
Children in war and its aftermath: mental health issues in the development of international law. (1994) (9)
Doing justice and doing good: conflicts for mental health professionals. (1994) (9)
Legal Reforms Affecting Child and Youth Services (1983) (9)
Children's safety in community context. (2015) (9)
Children's right to treatment. (1978) (8)
Mental health and social justice: a vision for the 21st century. (2003) (8)
How can government protect mental health amid a disaster? (2010) (8)
A swan song (or a fanfare): some thoughts of an institute director after 30 years of service. (2013) (8)
Hospitality: transformative service to children, families, and communities. (2014) (7)
The Individual, the Family, and Social Good: Personal Fulfillment in Times of Change. Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, Volume 42. (1995) (7)
Keeping the doors to the community open. (2010) (7)
Children's Law: Toward a New Realism (2001) (7)
Litigation In the Interest of Children (1986) (7)
Democratization and Children’s Lives (2004) (6)
Adolescents and abortion. (1991) (6)
Adolescent abortion : psychological and legal issues : report of the Interdivisional Committee on Adolescent Abortion, American Psychological Association (1986) (6)
Evaluation of child witnesses for confrontation by criminal defendants. (1994) (6)
Children’s Right to Personal Security: the Foundation for a New Journal (2018) (6)
One Person Can Make a Difference: Stories of Strong Communities and Their Outreach Workers (2020) (6)
Perceptions of Rural and Urban Communities. (1987) (6)
Psycholegal issues in juveniles’ competency to waive their rights (1981) (5)
Organized psychology and legal policy-making: Involvement in the post-Hinckley debate. (1985) (5)
Caution in child maltreatment cases. (1991) (5)
The self-help movement and neighborhood support for troubled families. (2002) (5)
Populism, school prayer, and the courts: Confessions of an expert witness (1986) (4)
In search of the highest attainable standard of mental health for children. (2010) (4)
Child Protection: Still in Search of Syndromes. (1997) (4)
Child Protection: Making a Bad Situation Worse? (1990) (4)
Legal Issues in School-Based Behavior Therapy (1988) (4)
Community Change, Community Stasis, and the Law (2000) (4)
Making room for psychology inMiranda doctrine: Juveniles' Waiver of Rights (1983) (3)
The pursuit of new directions: directions will offer challenging ideas for both north and south. (2013) (3)
The Adolescent dilemma : international perspectives on the family planning rights of minors (1987) (3)
Legal Policy and Child Development Research (1982) (3)
Therapy through law. (1994) (3)
Generating Essentials for Childhood: New Roles in Child Protection for the U.S. Federal Government and the Public Health Sector (2019) (3)
Young Children's Rights (2011) (3)
"Because It's the Right (or Wrong) Thing to Do": When Children's Well-Being Is the Wrong Outcome 88 (2014) (3)
The psychologist as clinician‐advocate: Issues in practice and training (1977) (3)
Psychology in the law: Why we do what we do (1991) (3)
Children, ecology, and legal contexts: Reply to Haugaard. (1988) (2)
Concepts of Childhood (1983) (2)
How can Strong Communities transform community norms and structures to promote children ’ s safety and well-being ? (2015) (2)
Evaluation of mentally retarded persons for sterilization: contributions and limits of psychological consultation (1984) (2)
“What if I couldn't?”; impact of a museum exhibit depicting special needs of the handicapped (1977) (2)
Community Psychology and Rural Legal Systems (1983) (2)
Children as Legal Actors (1992) (2)
Building systems for safety in the family: The U.S. experience (2000) (2)
Is There a Place for Children in the New World Order (2012) (2)
Children’s Rights (1983) (2)
The Psychologist's Role In Juvenile and Family Law (1978) (2)
Law and random events: the state of child mental health policy. (1987) (2)
Commentary. Due care, not prohibition of expert opinions (1999) (1)
Untangling the web again. (1990) (1)
Some old, some new. (2010) (1)
Anarchy ain't so great (1993) (1)
Children, Social Science, and the Law: Starting a New Generation of Research (2002) (1)
The Right to a Family Environment for “Children Living in Exceptionally Difficult Conditions” (1995) (1)
Due Care, Not Prohibition of Expert Opinions (2006) (1)
Building Safe Environments for Children and Families: The Integration of Research Teaching, and Public Service (2016) (1)
Informed Consent: A Study of Decisionmaking in Psychiatry (1986) (1)
A Clinician's Guide to Forensic Psychological Assessment—by Michael P. Maloney; Free Press, New York, 1985, 214 pages, $22.95 (1986) (0)
Child advocacy: New professional roles for helping families: By Jack C. Westman. New York: Free Press, 1979, xvi + 431 pp. (1980) (0)
Saliva testing is not the answer to childhood aggression. (1998) (0)
Milt Shore: editor and advocate. (2014) (0)
Discovery of Child Abuse in Britain. (1986) (0)
Children's Rights in the Health Care System: The Evolving Framework in International Human Rights Law (1998) (0)
"Evaluation of child witnesses for confrontation by criminal defendants": Erratum. (1994) (0)
The Nature of Advocacy (1983) (0)
Social Interventions with Children (1983) (0)
List of editorial consultants to the articles in volume 8, numbers 3/4 (1984) (0)
Editing on the edge in Denver, New Orleans, and Williamston-and soon in Dallas and Lincoln, too. (2014) (0)
Legal Medicine 1985. (1987) (0)
Children as objects of social control: Implications for training in children's services. (1990) (0)
Abortion and Moral Uncertainty. (1989) (0)
What's "Rural" About Rural Behavioral Health? (2004) (0)
More on mainstreaming. (1979) (0)
What's "Rural" About Rural Mental Health? (1986) (0)
Increased Autonomy for Children (2017) (0)
Psychological Evaluation for the Courts, A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals and Lawyers, Third Edition (2009) (0)
Shrinking the Power of the Expert's Word: Who really can determine the best interests of a child? (2016) (0)
Vol19#4_Psychological Effects: Increased Autonomy for Children (1980) (0)
The Nature, Logic, and Significance of Strong Communities for Children (2020) (0)
Law in the Dorms. (1994) (0)
Academia: Research, teaching, and supervision. (1995) (0)
Generating Essentials for Childhood: New Roles in Child Protection for the U.S. Federal Government and the Public Health Sector (2019) (0)
One Person Can Make a Difference: Stories of Strong Communities and Their Outreach Workers (2020) (0)
The Consumer’s Point of View (1983) (0)
Innovations, respect, and personal renewal. (2010) (0)
Books Received (1987) (0)
Who Speaks for The Child? The Problems of Proxy Consent (1984) (0)
Human Ecology and Child Advocacy (1983) (0)
Current Child and Family Policy in the United States: More Than Kissing Babies? and The Welfare of Children (1996) (0)
Children’s Right to Personal Security: the Foundation for a New Journal (2018) (0)
Addressing mental health challenges facing the "Next America": A call for culture change. (2015) (0)
A Fantasy Project on Juvenile Delinquency. (1992) (0)
Coming of Age in America: Work, Abortion, and the Family@@@When Teenagers Work: The Psychological and Social Costs of Adolescent Employment@@@Adolescent Abortion: Psychological and Legal Issues@@@The Adolescent Dilemma: International Perspectives on the Family Planning Rights of Minors (1988) (0)
Two Will Be Honored for Battle Against War's Trauma (2005) (0)
Young People as Leaders in (and Sometimes Victims of) Political and Cultural Change (2015) (0)
Before the best interests of the child: By Joseph Goldstein, Anna Freud, and Albert J. Solnit. New York: Free Press, 1979, xii + 288 pp. (1980) (0)
Gregory of Zimbabwe: A true story of overcoming child abuse and the scandal of diplomatic immunity: Leonard T. Gries. Fithian Press, Santa Barbara, CA, 1993. 173 pp. $10.95. (1994) (0)