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The Oxford Handbook of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology

David P. Farrington , Lila Kazemian , Alex R. Piquero

Developmental and life-course criminology are both concerned with the study of changes in offending and problem behaviors over time.Developmental studies in criminology focus on psychological factors that influence the onset and persistence of criminal behavior, while...

Communities that Care

Richard F. Catalano , Abigail A. Fagan , David P. Farrington , J. David Hawkins

Scholars and policymakers increasingly call for evidence-based, prevention-oriented, and community-driven approaches to improve public health and reduce youth crime, substance use, and related problems. However, few functional models exist. In Communities that Care,...

From Juvenile Delinquency to Adult Crime

David P. Farrington , Rolf Loeber

The Oxford Handbook of Crime Prevention

David P. Farrington , Brandon C. Welsh

How can a society prevent-not deter, not punish-but prevent crime? Criminal justice prevention, commonly called crime control, aims to prevent crime after an initial offence has been commited through anything from an arrest to a death penalty sentence. These traditional...

Making Public Places Safer

David P. Farrington , Brandon C. Welsh

The United Kingdom has more than 4.2 million public closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras-one for every fourteen citizens. Across the United States, hundreds of video surveillance systems are being installed in town centers, public transportation facilities, and...

Saving Children from a Life of Crime

David P. Farrington , Brandon C. Welsh

After decades of rigorous study in the United States and across the Western world, a great deal is known about the early risk factors for offending. High impulsiveness, low attainment, criminal parents, parental conflict, and growing up in a deprived, high-crime...