Child Delinquents : Development, Intervention, and Service Needs

by Rolf Loeber

• ISBN13: 9780761924005
• ISBN10: 0761924000
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-12-29
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

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

Table of Contents

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