Saving children from a life of crime early risk factors and effective interventions
David P. Farrington and Brandon C. Welsh.
- Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2007.
- xii, 233 p. 25 cm.
- Studies in crime and public policy .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-221) 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.