Assessing Early Causes of Offending
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. Key factors include high impulsiveness, low attainment, criminal parents, parental conflict, and growing up in a deprived, high-crime neighborhood.
Effective Early Prevention Programs
- Preschool intellectual enrichment
- Child skills training
- Parent management training
- Home visiting programs
Criminologists David Farrington and Brandon Welsh outline a policy strategy—early prevention—that uses current research knowledge to prevent children from embarking on a life of crime.
A National Prevention Strategy
At a time when unacceptable crime levels in America, rising criminal justice costs, and a punitive crime policy have spurred a growing interest in the early prevention of delinquency, Farrington and Welsh lay the groundwork for change with a comprehensive national prevention strategy.




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