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. INDICE: Foreword - Shay BilchikForeword - James F ShortPreface - Rolf Loeber and David P FarringtonExecutive Summary - Rolf Loeber and David P FarringtonThe Significance of Child Delinquency - Rolf Loeber and David P FarringtonPART ONE: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILD DELINQUENCYEpidemiology of Official Offending - Howard N SnyderEpidemiology of Self-Reported Delinquency - Rachele C Espiritu, David Huizinga, Anne Crawford and Rolf LoeberLater Delinquency Careers - Marvin D Krohn et alEpidemiology of Problem Behavior up to Age 12 - David R Offord, Ellen L Lipman and Erik K DukuUncovering Preschool Precursor Problem Behaviors - Kate Keenan PART TWO: RISK FACTORS AND INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILD DELINQUENCYIndividual Risk and Protective Factors - Richard E Tremblay and David LeMarquandFamily Risk Factors and Interventions - Gail A Wasserman and Angela M SeraciniPeer Factors and Interventions - John D Coie and Shari Miller-JohnsonSchool and Community Risk Factors and Interventions - Todd I Herrenkohl et alRace and Gender Issues - Kimberly Kempf-Leonard, Meda Chesney-Lind and Darnell F HawkinsPART THREE: MENTAL HEALTH, CHILD WELFARE, AND JUVENILE JUSTICE INTERVENTION Mental Health, Education, Child Welfare, and Juvenile Justice Service Use - Barbara J Burns et alJuvenile Justice Programs and Strategies - James C HowellLegal Issues - Janet K WiigEconomic Costs and Benefits of Early Developmental Prevention - Brandon C WelshPART FOUR: CONCLUSION Summary of Key Conclusions - David P Farrington and Rolf LoeberKey Research and Policy Issues - David P Farrington, Rolf Loeber and Larry M Kalb
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