Full Description
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 delinquency, 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.
Contents
Foreword - Shay Bilchik
Foreword - James F Short
Preface - Rolf Loeber and David P Farrington
Executive Summary - Rolf Loeber and David P Farrington
The Significance of Child Delinquency - Rolf Loeber and David P Farrington
PART ONE: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILD DELINQUENCY
Epidemiology of Official Offending - Howard N Snyder
Epidemiology of Self-Reported Delinquency - Rachele C Espiritu, David Huizinga, Anne Crawford and Rolf Loeber
Later Delinquency Careers - Marvin D Krohn et al
Epidemiology of Problem Behavior up to Age 12 - David R Offord, Ellen L Lipman and Erik K Duku
Uncovering Preschool Precursor Problem Behaviors - Kate Keenan
PART TWO: RISK FACTORS AND INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILD DELINQUENCY
Individual Risk and Protective Factors - Richard E Tremblay and David LeMarquand
Family Risk Factors and Interventions - Gail A Wasserman and Angela M Seracini
Peer Factors and Interventions - John D Coie and Shari Miller-Johnson
School and Community Risk Factors and Interventions - Todd I Herrenkohl et al
Race and Gender Issues - Kimberly Kempf-Leonard, Meda Chesney-Lind and Darnell F Hawkins
PART THREE: MENTAL HEALTH, CHILD WELFARE, AND JUVENILE JUSTICE INTERVENTION
Mental Health, Education, Child Welfare, and Juvenile Justice Service Use - Barbara J Burns et al
Juvenile Justice Programs and Strategies - James C Howell
Legal Issues - Janet K Wiig
Economic Costs and Benefits of Early Developmental Prevention - Brandon C Welsh
PART FOUR: CONCLUSION
Summary of Key Conclusions - David P Farrington and Rolf Loeber
Key Research and Policy Issues - David P Farrington, Rolf Loeber and Larry M Kalb
