Child Delinquents

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Rolf Loeber - University of Pittsburgh, USA, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA
David P. Farrington - Cambridge University, UK, University of Cambridge, UK & University of Maryland, USA

Other Titles in:
Criminology & Criminal Justice (General) | Interpersonal/Domestic Violence (General)

March 2001 | 527 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

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Contents

Between 1980 and 1996 the number of arrests has increased considerably for offenders ages 12 and under. This increase is a cost to society in two ways: the cost of the crime and the cost of multiple agencies involved with these children. Several questions have developed due to this increase: How does the juvenile justice system deal with child delinquents? Is child delinquency a predictor of serious, violent, and chronic offending? How early can we predict, and what are early warning signs?

In an effort to develop answers for these questions and many more, editors Rolf Loeber and David Farrington organized a study group on Very Young offenders comprising 39 experts on juvenile delinquency and child problem behavior. Over a two-year period of intense and collaborative work these individuals have produced the book Child Delinquents: Development, Intervention, and Service Needs.

Presenting empirically derived insights, Child Delinquents is the definitive statement to date on the working knowledge of prevalence, development, risk and protective factors, and optimal intervention with preteen offenders. This book is an excellent source for a broad audience of researchers, scholars, psychiatry, and practitioners at the administrative level.

Shay Bilchik

Foreword

James F Short

Foreword

Rolf Loeber and David P Farrington

Preface

Rolf Loeber and David P Farrington

Executive Summary

Rolf Loeber and David P Farrington

The Significance of Child Delinquency

PART ONE: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILD DELINQUENCY

Howard N Snyder

Epidemiology of Official Offending

Rachele C Espiritu, David Huizinga, Anne Crawford and Rolf Loeber

Epidemiology of Self-Reported Delinquency

Marvin D Krohn et al

Later Delinquency Careers

David R Offord, Ellen L Lipman and Erik K Duku

Epidemiology of Problem Behavior up to Age 12

Kate Keenan

Uncovering Preschool Precursor Problem Behaviors

PART TWO: RISK FACTORS AND INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILD DELINQUENCY

Richard E Tremblay and David LeMarquand

Individual Risk and Protective Factors

Gail A Wasserman and Angela M Seracini

Family Risk Factors and Interventions

John D Coie and Shari Miller-Johnson

Peer Factors and Interventions

Todd I Herrenkohl et al

School and Community Risk Factors and Interventions

Kimberly Kempf-Leonard, Meda Chesney-Lind and Darnell F Hawkins

Race and Gender Issues

PART THREE: MENTAL HEALTH, CHILD WELFARE, AND JUVENILE JUSTICE INTERVENTION

Barbara J Burns et al

Mental Health, Education, Child Welfare, and Juvenile Justice Service Use

James C Howell

Juvenile Justice Programs and Strategies

Janet K Wiig

Legal Issues

Brandon C Welsh

Economic Costs and Benefits of Early Developmental Prevention

PART FOUR: CONCLUSION

David P Farrington and Rolf Loeber

Summary of Key Conclusions

David P Farrington, Rolf Loeber and Larry M Kalb

Key Research and Policy Issues

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