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Saving children from a life of crime : early risk factors and effective interventions
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Saving children from a life of crime : early risk factors and effective interventions

Author: David P Farrington; Brandon Welsh
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2007.
Series: Studies in crime and public policy.
Edition/Format:   eBook : Document : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"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  Read more...
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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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Lays the groundwork for change with a comprehensive national prevention strategy to save children from a life of crime.  Read more...

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"[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 Read more...

 
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