Early Prevention of Adult Antisocial Behaviour

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511489259

This book presents a comprehensive summary of how well adult crime, antisocial behaviour and antisocial personality disorder can be prevented by interventions applied early in life. It reviews important childhood risk and protective factors for these adult outcomes and the alternative strategies of primary prevention (targeting the whole community) and secondary prevention (targeting persons identified as high risk) are discussed. The book also contains extensive information about prevention programmes in pregnancy and infancy, pre-school programmes, parent education and training programmes, and school programmes (including the prevention of bullying). There is special emphasis on preventing the intergenerational transmission of antisocial behaviour by focusing on family violence, and a special review of whether risk factors and prevention programmes have different effects for females compared to males. Cost-benefit analyses of early prevention programmes are also reviewed, leading to the conclusion that adult antisocial behaviour can be prevented both effectively and cost-efficiently.

'I thought the chapters in this book covered the topic comprehensively and at a uniformly high level. The book would be indispensable to anyone working in research in this field and most helpful to clinicians interested in prevention.'

Source: Psychological Medicine

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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Contents
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List of figures
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List of tables
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List of contributors
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Preface
pp xiii-xiv
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1 - Advancing knowledge about the early prevention of adult antisocial behaviour
pp 1-31
- By David P. Farrington, Professor of Psychological Criminology Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University
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2 - Formulating strategies for the primary prevention of adult antisocial behaviour: “High risk” or ‘population’ strategies?
pp 32-78
- By Jeremy W. Coid, Professor of Forensic Psychiatry St Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary College, University of London
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3 - Risk factors for adult antisocial personality
pp 79-108
- By Rolf Loeber, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh, USA, Stephanie M. Green, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh, USA, Benjamin B. Lahey, Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago, USA
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4 - Preventing the intergenerational continuity of antisocial behaviour: Implications of partner violence
pp 109-129
- By Terrie E. Moffitt, Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK, Avshalom Caspi, Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK
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5 - Protective factors and resilience
pp 130-204
- By Friedrich Lösel, Institute of Psychology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, Doris Bender, Institute of Psychology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
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6 - Prevention during pregnancy, infancy and the preschool years
pp 205-242
- By Richard E. Tremblay, GRIP, University of Montreal, Canada, Christa Japel, GRIP, University of Montreal, Canada
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7 - Prevention through family and parenting programmes
pp 243-264
- By David Utting, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York, UK
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8 - Prevention in the school years
pp 265-291
- By J. David Hawkins, Social Development Research Group, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, Todd I. Herrenkohl, Social Development Research Group, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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9 - Prevention of antisocial behaviour in females
pp 292-317
- By Deborah Gorman-Smith, Institute for Juvenile Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
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10 - Economic costs and benefits of primary prevention of delinquency and later offending: A review of the research
pp 318-355
- By Brandon C. Welsh, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, USA
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11 - Conclusions and the way forward
pp 356-368
- By David P. Farrington, Jeremy W. Coid
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Index
pp 369-379
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

List of figures
pp ix-ix

List of tables
pp x-x

List of contributors
pp xi-xii

Preface
pp xiii-xiv

1 - Advancing knowledge about the early prevention of adult antisocial behaviour
pp 1-31

2 - Formulating strategies for the primary prevention of adult antisocial behaviour: “High risk” or ‘population’ strategies?
pp 32-78

3 - Risk factors for adult antisocial personality
pp 79-108

4 - Preventing the intergenerational continuity of antisocial behaviour: Implications of partner violence
pp 109-129

5 - Protective factors and resilience
pp 130-204

6 - Prevention during pregnancy, infancy and the preschool years
pp 205-242

7 - Prevention through family and parenting programmes
pp 243-264

8 - Prevention in the school years
pp 265-291

9 - Prevention of antisocial behaviour in females
pp 292-317

10 - Economic costs and benefits of primary prevention of delinquency and later offending: A review of the research
pp 318-355

11 - Conclusions and the way forward
pp 356-368

Index
pp 369-379

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