Preventing Crime: What Works for Children, Offenders, Victims and Places

by David P. Farrington and Brandon C. Welsh

Book Overview

Evaluation Research on Correctional Treatment in West Germany: A Meta-Analysis.- Evidence-Based Crime Prevention.- What Works for Children.- Early Parent Training.- Child Social Skills Training.- What Works for Offenders.- Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions.- Boot Camps.- Scared Straight and Other Juvenile Awareness Programs.- Incarceration-Based Drug Treatment.- Costs and Benefits of Sentencing.- What Works for Victims.- Mandated Batterer Intervention...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048170834
• ISBN13: 9789048170838
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"