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Delinquency prevention in the 1980s.

D P Farrington

    Journal of Adolescence
    |March 1, 1985
    PubMed
    Summary
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    Current delinquency prevention strategies focus on environmental changes. This study argues for targeting individuals, particularly through early intervention programs to boost intellectual ability, as a successful prevention method.

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    Area of Science:

    • * Developmental Psychology
    • * Criminology
    • * Educational Psychology

    Background:

    • * Current delinquency prevention strategies, including those from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, primarily focus on organizational changes, such as within schools.
    • * Reports from Rutter and Giller also advocate for environmental modifications in schools, communities, and physical surroundings to prevent juvenile delinquency.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • * To challenge the prevailing focus on environmental factors in delinquency prevention.
    • * To propose that individual-level causes of delinquency are equally plausible and addressable.
    • * To advocate for the effectiveness of delinquency prevention efforts targeted at individuals.

    Main Methods:

    • * Conceptual analysis and argumentation based on existing research and reports.

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  • * Review of current delinquency prevention paradigms.
  • * Theoretical proposition of individual-focused interventions.

    • Main Results:

    • * It is argued that delinquency can plausibly originate from individual factors, not solely environmental ones.
    • * There is a strong rationale for expecting success from delinquency prevention strategies aimed at individuals.
    • * Early intervention programs in pre-school settings designed to enhance intellectual ability are highlighted as particularly promising.

    Conclusions:

    • * Delinquency prevention efforts should consider and target individual characteristics alongside environmental factors.
    • * Individual-focused interventions, especially early cognitive enhancement programs, offer a viable and potentially effective approach to reducing juvenile delinquency.