Early Developmental Crime Prevention Forged Through Knowledge Translation: a Window into a Century of Prevention Experiments

To begin to develop an understanding of knowledge translation of early developmental crime prevention., Involves a narrative review of experiments of early developmental prevention with measures of delinquency and criminal offending, and profiles two leading experiments, the Cambridge-Somerville You...

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Main Author: Welsh, Brandon (Author)
Contributors: Tremblay, Richard E.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of developmental and life-course criminology
Year: 2021, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-16
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Developmental crime prevention
Knowledge translation
Public Policy
Randomized controlled experiment
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Summary:To begin to develop an understanding of knowledge translation of early developmental crime prevention., Involves a narrative review of experiments of early developmental prevention with measures of delinquency and criminal offending, and profiles two leading experiments, the Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study (CSYS) and the Montréal Longitudinal-Experimental Study., While the roots of early developmental crime prevention can be traced to studies of human development, experiments of preventive interventions are at the heart of knowledge translation and policy influence. This can be seen in the form of replications, the process of scaling up effective interventions for wider dissemination, and inspiration for prevention scientists to launch new and innovative experiments—sometimes with the aim to improve upon past results. For example, far from curtailing policy interest in a developmental approach to delinquency prevention or dampening the need for prevention experiments, the harmful effects reported in the 30-year follow-up of the CSYS instead had an influence on some new longitudinal-experimental studies in developmental and life-course criminology., New experiments are needed to continue to advance early developmental crime prevention, and further research is needed to add to our understanding of knowledge translation in this area.
ISSN:2199-465X
DOI:10.1007/s40865-020-00145-5