Families, schools, and delinquency prevention

Part I. Families, children, and delinquency --

The family as context for delinquency prevention : Demographic trends and political realities / Glenn C. Lowry --

Early precursors of frequent offending / David P. Farrington --

Biomedical problems in juvenile delinquency : Issues in diagnosis and treatment / Richard Barnum --

Part II. Promising interventions : Family training --

What policy makers and practitioners can learn from family studies of juvenile conduct problems and delinquency / Rolf Loeber --

Contingency management with oppositional children : Some critical teaching issues for parents / Robert G. Wahler --

Part III. Promising interventions : Preschool and school programs --

Can preschool programs help prevent delinquency? / Lawrence J. Schweinhart --

The implications of early intervention efforts for the primary prevention of juvenile delinquency / Edward Zigler and Nancy W. Hall --

Delinquency prevention through parent training : Results and issues from work in progress / J. David Hawkins [and others] --

Part IV. The family and public policy --

Giving the juvenile court a preschool education / Douglas J. Besharov --

The federal government and the family / Leslie Lenkowsky --

Delinquency prevention and labeling / Charles F. Wellford --

Multiproblem families and the community / Brigitte Berger --

Part V. Conclusion --

Strategic opportunities for delinquency prevention / James Q. Wilson.