Saving Children from a Life of Crime: Early Risk Factors and Effective Interventions Book

Foreword James Q. Wilson v

1 Introduction: The Need for Early Prevention 3

Part I Early Risk and Protective Factors

2 Understanding Risk and Protective Factors 17

3 Individual Factors 37

4 Family Factors 55

5 Socioeconomic, Peer, School, and Community Factors 77

Part II Prevention in the Early Years

6 Understanding Risk-Focused Prevention 93

7 Individual Prevention 105

8 Family Prevention 121

9 Peer, School, and Community Prevention 137

Part III Toward a National Strategy

10 Never Too Early: A Comprehensive National Prevention Strategy 159

Notes 175

References 181

Index 223