Saving children from a life of crime
Subtitle: early risk factors and effective interventions
By: David P. Farrington and Brandon C. Welsh.
Contributors: Welsh, Brandon, 1969-
Series: Studies in crime and public policy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9780195304091
Subjects: Juvenile delinquency -- United States -- Prevention.
Description: "Drawing on the latest evidence, Saving Children from a Life of Crime is the first book to assess the early causes of offending and what works best to prevent it. Preschool intellectual enrichment, child skills training, parent management training, and home visiting programs are among the most effective early prevention programs. Criminologists David P. Farrington and Brandon C. Welsh also outline a policy strategy - early prevention - that uses this current research knowledge and brings into sharper focus what America's national crime-fighting priority ought to be."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-221) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The need for early prevention; title: Understanding risk and protective factors; title: Individual factors; title: Family factors; title: Socioeconomic, peer, school, and community factors; title: Understanding risk-focused prevention; title: Individual prevention; title: Family prevention; title: Peer, school, and community prevention; title: Never too early : a comprehensive national prevention strategy.