Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction. How to Organize Prevention: Suggestions for Innovations in Social Work / Flösser, Gaby / Otto, Hans-Uwe -- Part I. Socio-Political Issues of Prevention -- Social Europe. Welfare State Trajectories of the European Community / Leibfried, Stephan -- Family Policy and the Liberal State / Dingwall, Robert -- Professional Help and Solidarity / Brunkhorst, Hauke -- Prevention as a Component of Regulation in 'Risk Societies' / Japp, Klaus P. -- Individualization of Family Structures and Socio-Political Intervention / Bollert, Karin -- Part II. Models of Organization and Development Strategies for Social Services -- Sectoral Approaches to Prevention in Social Work: Private, Professional and Ethno-Centered Practice in Canada / Garber, Ralph -- Prevention: Perspectives for its Organization in a Differentiated Society / Schulze, Hans-Joachim / Visser, Jaap de -- Organizing Good Intentions / Sunesson, Sune -- Organizing and Financing Prevention: Community-Based Programs for Children and Families / Marsh, Jeanne C. / Cramer, Lina -- Community-Based Child and Family Services in an Urban Setting: An Examination of Service Delivery and the Potential for Prevention / McKenzie, Brad -- Child Welfare in Japan / Hoshino, Shinya -- Part III. Professional Competence and Preventive Action -- The Discourse of Social Work: Normalization Versus the Autonomy of Life Praxis / Sünker, Heinz -- The Gender Bias in Welfare Politics: Some Remarks on New Starting Points for the Discussion of Prevention / Krüger, Helga -- Prevention: Some Current Issues in the UK / Gardner, Ruth -- The Service Delivery System: A Key Element in Prevention Planning / Meinhold, Marianne -- The Future in the Past: Deriving Social Work Competence from Past Success / Rosenfeld, Jona M. -- An Eco-Social Action Concept of Prevention: Life Text and Context Interpretations in their Preventive Function / Wendt, Wolf Rainer -- Discussion Statement: Professional Action And Concepts of Prevention / Wieler, Joachim -- Part IV. Preventive Strategies in Social Work Practice -- Youth Participation and Integrated Youth Policy on Local Level / Hazekamp, Jan Laurens -- Social Constraints on Primary Prevention: The Case of Child Sexual Abuse Policy / Gilbert, Neil -- Deprivation and Poor Health in Childhood: Prospects for Prevention / Benzeval, Michaela / Judge, Ken -- Experiences from German Youth Programs for the Primary Prevention of Aids: A Work in Progress Report / Franzkowiak, Peter -- Notes on Child Abuse and Incest: How Incest Became a Question of Social Injustice towards Women and was Seperated from the Issue of Child Abuse / Daalen, Rineke van -- Prevention and the Utilization of Evaluation Research / Heiner, Maja -- Part V. Preventive Strategies in the Criminal Justice System -- Careers and Process in Preventative Services for Young People in England / Miliham, Spencer / Little, Michael -- Delinquency Prevention and Control Policies in the United States: Issues and Prospects for the Future / Schwartz, Ira M. / Steketee, Martha Wade -- Individual Prevention: Comments on an Obsolete Conception / Bettmer, Franz -- Techno-Prevention and Conflict Management versus Moral-Authoritarian Control in Criminal Policy / Steinert, Heinz -- Dutch Policies for Prevention of Vandalism and Petty Crime / Blankenburg, Erhard -- Discussion Statement: Prevention Strategies in the Criminal Justice System / Peters, Helge -- Subject Index