Early prevention of adult antisocial behaviour / edited by David P. Farrington and Jeremy W. Coid.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Farrington, David P., editor.

Coid, Jeremy, editor.

Series:

Cambridge studies in criminology.

Cambridge studies in criminology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal behavior--Prevention.

Criminal behavior.

Antisocial personality disorders--Prevention.

Antisocial personality disorders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 379 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Summary:

This book presents a comprehensive summary of how well adult crime, antisocial behaviour and antisocial personality disorder can be prevented by interventions applied early in life. It reviews important childhood risk and protective factors for these adult outcomes and the alternative strategies of primary prevention (targeting the whole community) and secondary prevention (targeting persons identified as high risk) are discussed. The book also contains extensive information about prevention programmes in pregnancy and infancy, pre-school programmes, parent education and training programmes, and school programmes (including the prevention of bullying). There is special emphasis on preventing the intergenerational transmission of antisocial behaviour by focusing on family violence, and a special review of whether risk factors and prevention programmes have different effects for females compared to males. Cost-benefit analyses of early prevention programmes are also reviewed, leading to the conclusion that adult antisocial behaviour can be prevented both effectively and cost-efficiently.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; 1 Advancing knowledge about the early prevention of adult antisocial behaviour; 2 Formulating strategies for the primary prevention of adult antisocial behaviour: high risk or population strategies?; 3 Risk factors for adult antisocial personality; 4 Preventing the inter-generational continuity of antisocial behaviour: implications of partner violence; 5 Protective factors and resilience; 6 Prevention during pregnancy, infancy, and the preschool years

7 Prevention through family and parenting programmes 8 Prevention in the school years; 9 Prevention of antisocial behaviour in females; 10 Economic costs and benefits of primary prevention of delinquency and later offending: a review of the research; 11 Conclusions and the way forward; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-11729-1

1-280-42062-6

0-511-17693-7

0-511-04817-3

0-511-15781-9

0-511-32564-9

0-511-48925-0

0-511-04048-2

OCLC:

475916571