title: Empirically Based Strategies for Preventing Juvenile Delinquency.
abstract: Juvenile crime is a serious public health problem that results in significant emotional and financial costs for victims and society. Using etiologic models as a guide, multiple interventions have been developed to target risk factors thought to perpetuate the emergence and persistence of delinquent behavior. Evidence suggests that the most effective interventions tend to have well-defined treatment protocols, focus on therapeutic approaches as opposed to external control techniques, and use multimodal cognitive-behavioral treatment strategies. Moving forward, there is a need to develop effective policies and procedures that promote the widespread adoption of evidence-based delinquency prevention practices across multiple settings.
authors.affiliation: School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 411 North Central Avenue, Suite 600, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA. Electronic address: dustin.pardini@asu.edu.
authors.forename: Dustin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pardini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Crime; Intervention; Juvenile delinquency; Prevention