Young homicide offenders and victims [electronic resource] : risk factors, prediction, and prevention from childhood / Rolf Loeber and David P. Farrington.
The first decade of the new century proved to be a deadly one for many children and young people in the United States. Despite increased policing on the streets, higher rates of incarceration, harsher sentencing, stricter control of illegal drugs, and attempts to reduce access to firearms, FBI repor...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | Longitudinal research in the social and behavioral sciences.
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| Summary: | The first decade of the new century proved to be a deadly one for many children and young people in the United States. Despite increased policing on the streets, higher rates of incarceration, harsher sentencing, stricter control of illegal drugs, and attempts to reduce access to firearms, FBI reports show that more than 7,300 young people between the ages of 15 and 29 were murdered in 2008 alone. It's clear that traditional crime reduction strategies have not stemmed the rising tide of homicides perpetrated by and upon one of society's most vulnerable populations. Innovative, practicable solu. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 200 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441999498 1441999493 9781441999481 1441999485 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |