Diverting Children from a Life of Crime: Measuring Costs and Benefits

Peter W. Greenwood; Karyn Model; C. Peter Rydell; James Chiesa

doi:10.7249/mr699

Abstract

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?

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CriminologyPsychology

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Year: 1996
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                                    Peter W. Greenwood, 
                                
                                    Karyn Model, 
                                
                                    C. Peter Rydell
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1996). 
                            Diverting Children from a Life of Crime: Measuring Costs and Benefits. 
                            RAND Corporation eBooks
                            
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                            https://doi.org/10.7249/mr699

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DOI: 10.7249/mr699