Book
Diverting children from a life of crime : measuring costs and benefits / Peter W. Greenwood ... [and others].
Record details
- ISBN: 0833023837 (alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xvii, 69 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, 1996.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "MR-699-UCB/RC/IF"--P. [4] of cover. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-69). |
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| Subject: | Crime prevention > United States > Evaluation. Juvenile delinquency > United States > Prevention > Evaluation. Evaluation research (Social action programs) |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Evergreen Indiana.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana State Library - Indianapolis | ISLM HV7431 .D58 1996 (Text) | 0000101662690 | General book | Available | - |
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- Blackwell North Amer
Diverting Children from a Life of Crime is the first book to rigorously compare the costs and effectiveness of various early-intervention approaches with each other and with incarceration. The author examines four such programs: home visits by child care professionals to provide guidance in infant and child care; parent training and therapy for families with primary-school-age children who have shown aggressive behavior; cash and other incentives to induce disadvantaged high school students to graduate; and monitoring and supervision of high-school-age youth who have already exhibited delinquent behavior. The authors assess the cost-effectiveness of each program and find that graduation incentives might reduce crime by 15% and that other interventions could reduce crime by smaller but significant amounts. - NBN
Examines four approaches to intervening early in the lives of children at risk of eventual trouble with the law.
