Serious and violent juvenile offenders, child delinquents, and young adult offenders

• In Event: Advancing Knowledge about Delinquency and Justice

Abstract

This paper summarizes the conclusions drawn by three major Study Groups, funded by the US Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the US National Institute of Justice. The first Study Group, on serious and violent juvenile offenders, reviewed knowledge about risk factors and effective interventions, and made recommendations about how to make the juvenile justice system more effect. The second Study Group, on child delinquents, focussed on offending by children under age 12 and recommended the need for early identification and early intervention. The third Study Group, on the transition from juvenile delinquency to adult crime, recommended the need for special treatment of young adult offenders.

Authors

• David Philip Farrington, Cambridge University

• Rolf Loeber, University of Pittsburgh