Risk and Protective Factors of Child Delinquency. OJJDP Child Delinquency Bulletin Series.

By G. Wasserman, K. Keenan, Richard E. Tremblay, J. Coie, Todd I. Herrenkohl, R. Loeber, David Petechuck. 2003

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Sparked by high-profile cases involving children who commit violent crimes, public concerns regarding child delinquents have escalated. Compared with juveniles whose delinquent behavior begins later in adolescence, child delinquents (offenders younger than age 13) face a greater risk of becoming serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders. OJJDP formed the Study Group on Very Young Offenders to examine the prevalence and frequency of offending by children younger than 13. This Study Group identified particular risk and protective factors that are crucial to developing effective early intervention and protection programs for very young offenders.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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