Child Delinquents

Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine (Secondary appointment in Dept. of Psychology) PhD, Queens University Clinical Program, Clinical/Developmental Program Research Interests: Juvenile antisocial behavior and delinquency, substance use, mental health problems

Foreword - Shay Bilchik Foreword - James F Short Preface - Rolf Loeber and David P Farrington Executive Summary - Rolf Loeber and David P Farrington The Significance of Child Delinquency - Rolf Loeber and David P Farrington PART ONE: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILD DELINQUENCY Epidemiology of Official Offending - Howard N Snyder Epidemiology of Self-Reported Delinquency - Rachele C Espiritu, David Huizinga, Anne Crawford and Rolf Loeber Later Delinquency Careers - Marvin D Krohn et al Epidemiology of Problem Behavior up to Age 12 - David R Offord, Ellen L Lipman and Erik K Duku Uncovering Preschool Precursor Problem Behaviors - Kate Keenan PART TWO: RISK FACTORS AND INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILD DELINQUENCY Individual Risk and Protective Factors - Richard E Tremblay and David LeMarquand Family Risk Factors and Interventions - Gail A Wasserman and Angela M Seracini Peer Factors and Interventions - John D Coie and Shari Miller-Johnson School and Community Risk Factors and Interventions - Todd I Herrenkohl et al Race and Gender Issues - Kimberly Kempf-Leonard, Meda Chesney-Lind and Darnell F Hawkins PART THREE: MENTAL HEALTH, CHILD WELFARE, AND JUVENILE JUSTICE INTERVENTION Mental Health, Education, Child Welfare, and Juvenile Justice Service Use - Barbara J Burns et al Juvenile Justice Programs and Strategies - James C Howell Legal Issues - Janet K Wiig Economic Costs and Benefits of Early Developmental Prevention - Brandon C Welsh PART FOUR: CONCLUSION Summary of Key Conclusions - David P Farrington and Rolf Loeber Key Research and Policy Issues - David P Farrington, Rolf Loeber and Larry M Kalb