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1 online resource (xvii, 69 pages) : illustrations |
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text file PDF rda |
| Note |
"RAND Criminal Justice." |
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Research that originated in an invitation to make a presentation at a seminar held Oakland, Calif., May 19, 1995. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-69). |
| Note |
"MR-699-1-UCB/RC/IF"--Page 4 of cover. |
| Summary |
In combating crime in America, little attention has been paid to keeping children from becoming criminals. What benefit might be realized from such an approach, and at what cost? Working from limited data on program efficacy and on criminal careers, the authors of this report made rough estimates of the costs and benefits of four early interventions--prenatal home visits by child care professionals, followed by four years of day care; training for parents with young children who have shown aggressive behavior; incentives to induce disadvantaged high-school students to graduate; and monitoring and supervising young delinquents. All except the first appeared to be at least as cost-effective as a popular but very different approach to crime reduction--California's "three-strikes" law. The advantages of parent training and graduation incentives in particular are so large that some advantage is likely to be found even under assumptions differing substantially from those made here. This report updates information contained in MR-699-UCB/RC/IF, published in 1996. |
| Source of Description |
Print version record. |
| Language |
English. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Community College Subscription |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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MOBIUS eMO Collection |
| Related To |
Print version: Diverting children from a life of crime. Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, 1998 0833026232 |
| Subjects |
Crime prevention -- United States -- Evaluation.
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Juvenile delinquency -- United States -- Prevention -- Evaluation.
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Evaluation research (Social action programs)
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| Added Author |
Greenwood, Peter, W.
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University of California, Berkeley.
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James Irvine Foundation.
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Criminal Justice Program (Rand Corporation)
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| ISBN |
0585353301 (electronic bk.) |
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9780585353302 (electronic bk.) |
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0833026232 |
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9780833026231 |
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9780833048486 (electronic bk.) |
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0833048481 (electronic bk.) |
| Technical Report # |
RAND/MR-699-1-UCB/RC/IF |
| OCLC # |
eMOe47008458 |
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eMOe233156415 eMOe533200912 eMOe855303900 eMOe970721847 eMOe1007408995 eMOe1044505485 eMOe1053012629 eMOe1060952756 eMOe1066428708 eMOe1073961230 eMOe1135419673 eMOe1156850744 eMOe1162432658 eMOe1241922300 |
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