Tomorrow's Criminals

Rolf Loeber, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, USA , N. Wim Slot, Peter H. van der Laan, and Machteld Hoeve

Contents: Foreword; Part I The Problem: Child delinquents and tomorrow's serious delinquents: key questions addressed in this volume, Rolf Loeber, Wim Slot, Peter H. van der Laan and Machteld Hoeve. Part II Manifestations: Child delinquency as seen by children, the police and the justice system, Peter H. van der Laan, Lieke van Domburgh and Machteld Hoeve; Child delinquency as seen by parents, teachers and psychiatrists, Machteld Hoeve, Andrea G. Donker, Channa Al, Peter H. van der Laan, Anna Neumann, Karin Wittebrood and Hans M. Koot; Victimisation of children, Francien Lamers-Winkelman. Part III Correlates and Causes: Individual factors, Hans M. Koot, Jaap Oosterlaan, Lucres M. Jansen, Anna Neumann, Marjolein Luman and Pol A.C. van Lier; Family processes and parent and child personality characteristics, Peter Prinzie, Geert Jan Stams and Machteld Hoeve; Peer relationships and the development of externalising problem behaviour, Pol A.C. van Lier and Hans M. Koot; Bullying in primary school, Ton Mooij; A cumulative developmental model of risk and promotive factors, Rolf Loeber, Wim Slot and Magda Stouthamer-Loeber. Part IV Prevention and Intervention: Screening and assessments, Lieke van Domburgh, Robert Vermeiren and Theo Doreleijers; Prevention, Harrie Jonkman, Tom van Yperen and Bert Prinsen; Interventions, Tom van Yperen and Leonieke Boendermaker; Cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness of prevention and treatment, Djøra I. Soeteman and Jan J.V. Busschbach. Part V Legal and European Contexts: Juvenile justice: international rights and standards, Jaap E. Doek; Early interventions with at-risk children in Europe, Rob Allen. Part VI Conclusions: Conclusions and recommendations, Rolf Loeber, Peter H. van der Laan, Wim Slot and M. Hoeve; Appendix: a Canadian programme for child delinquents, Christopher J. Koegl, Leena K. Augimeri, Paola Ferrante, Margaret Walsh and Nicola Slater, Bibliography; Index.