JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTIONS Juvenile Delinquency Preventions



Juvenile Delinquency Preventions

Introduction

Strategies to help youths develop into responsible adults are varied. Some programs are designed to prevent youths from being at-risk in the first place, while other programs intervene after the fact. Furthermore, many programs aim to holistically target the antecedent factors that put youths at risk, while other strategies are more limited in scope. These single-component programs aim to reduce the influence of one predisposing facet, such as improving educational factors or bettering the child's physical welfare, or preventing one specific outcome (i.e., dropping out) rather than encompassing the broader range of ...