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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Farrington, David P. Saving children from a life of crime. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2007 (DLC) 2006015868 (OCoLC)69020952 |
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David P Farrington; Brandon Welsh |
| ISBN: | 9780199719624 0199719624 |
| OCLC Number: | 271465532 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 233 p.) |
| Contents: | 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. |
| Series Title: | Studies in crime and public policy. |
| Responsibility: | David P. Farrington and Brandon C. Welsh. |
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"Internationally recognized author Farrington (Cambridge) and US criminologist Welsh (Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell) have applied a psychological theoretical perspective and "gold standard" experimental methodology to delinquency programs....Recommended."--CHOICE
"[T]hese two prominent criminologists have written a book on one of social science's most important matters, and one that embodies the essence of good science: the development and articulation of good ideas, a solid discussion of theory and research, and appropriate policy proscriptions that are accessible and relevant to academics, policy-makers, and lay persons."--Journal of Youth & Adolescence
"Overall, Saving Children from a Life of Crime is an insightful and useful text. This book's main strength is that it is a 'one-stop shop' for everything we need to know about risk factors for delinquency and effective early prevention programmes. It is very well researched and the information is both up-to-date and
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- Juvenile delinquency -- United States -- Prevention.
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- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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- Jeugdbescherming.
- Prävention.
- Jugendkriminalität.
- USA.

