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01-04-2008 | Book Review

David P. Farrington and Brandon C. Welsh, Saving Children from a Life of Crime: Early Risk Factors and Effective Interventions

Oxford University Press, New York, ISBN10: 0195304098

Auteur: Alex R. Piquero

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 4/2008

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Older readers may remember a famous Quaker State Car Oil Advertisement that ended with the slogan ‘You can pay me now, or you can pay me later.’ There is perhaps no better phrase to summarize the topic under investigation by Farrington and Welsh—saving children from a life of crime. Investing in children now will pay dividends in the future. Fortunately for us, these two prominent criminologists have written a book on one of social science’s most important matters, and one that embodies the essence of good science: the development and articulation of good ideas, a solid discussion of theory and research, and appropriate policy proscriptions that are accessible and relevant to academics, policy-makers, and lay persons alike. …

vorige artikel Daniel Romer and Elaine F. Walker (eds): Adolescent Psychopathology and the Developing Brain

volgende artikel Susan J. Paik, Herbert J. Walberg (eds): Narrowing the Achievement Gap: Strategies for Educating Latino, Black, and Asian Students

Greenwood, P. W. (2006). Changing lives: Delinquency prevention as crime control policy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Nagin, D. S., Piquero, A. R., Scott, E., & Steinberg, L. (2006). Public preferences for rehabilitation versus incarceration of juvenile offenders: Evidence from a contingent valuation survey. Criminology & Public Policy, 5, 627–652.CrossRef

Piquero, A. R., Farrington, D. P., & Blumstein, A. (2003). The criminal career paradigm. In M. Tonry (Ed.), Crime and justice: A review of research (Vol. 30). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Titel: David P. Farrington and Brandon C. Welsh, Saving Children from a Life of Crime: Early Risk Factors and Effective Interventions
Oxford University Press, New York, ISBN10: 0195304098
Auteur: Alex R. Piquero
Publicatiedatum: 01-04-2008
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 4/2008
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-007-9243-x

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