Saving children from a life of crime : early risk factors and effective interventions /
Farrington, David P.,author.
Welsh, Brandon,author.
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2007.
After decades of rigorous study in the United States and across the Western world, a great deal is known about the early risk factors for offending. High impulsiveness, low attainment, criminal parents, parental conflict, and growing up in a deprived, high-crime neighborhood are among the most important factors. There is also a growing body of high quality scientific evidence on the effectiveness of early prevention programs designed to prevent children from embarking on a life of crime. Drawing on the latest evidence, this title assesses the early causes of offending and what works best to prevent it.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The need for early prevention -- Understanding risk and protective factors -- Individual factors -- Family factors -- Socioeconomic, peer, school, and community factors -- Understanding risk-focused prevention -- Individual prevention -- Family prevention -- Peer, school, and community prevention -- Never too early : a comprehensive national prevention strategy.
After decades of rigorous study in the United States and across the Western world, a great deal is known about the early risk factors for offending. High impulsiveness, low attainment, criminal parents, parental conflict, and growing up in a deprived, high-crime neighborhood are among the most important factors. There is also a growing body of high quality scientific evidence on the effectiveness of early prevention programs designed to prevent children from embarking on a life of crime. Drawing on the latest evidence, this title assesses the early causes of offending and what works best to prevent it.
Description based on online resource; title from pdf title page (EBSCO, viewed on July 14, 2021).
Juvenile delinquency
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency
Social Welfare & Social Work
Social Sciences