NCJ Number
143851
Date Published
1993
Length
55 pages
Annotation
A comprehensive strategy to reduce juvenile delinquency in Great Britain would develop the preventive capacity of youth service agencies, establish youth crime prevention programs in high crime areas, prevent young people from becoming victims of crime, divert young people from crime and prosecution, minimize youths' involvement in the criminal justice system, and prevent youthful recidivism.
Abstract
The framework for local action presented here incorporates three themes: early childhood development, opportunities for young people, and safer neighborhoods. Early development programs can be categorized as school-age pregnancy prevention, prenatal and infant development, family support and parental training, preschool education and child care, and primary school education. Services and opportunities that can be developed with and for young people at the secondary school level to reduce their predisposition to offend should focus on schooling, youth work, training and employment, and young people in local authority care. This analysis also considers how efforts to reduce juvenile delinquency can be supported by the ways in which neighborhoods are designed and managed for crime prevention and general safety. The development of local crime prevention efforts must be based on multiagency strategies, single-agency strategies, and local structures. Chapter references