JUNE 2008





CONFERENCE

Audio Recording - Early Interventions to Prevent Abuse and Prepare for School Success

The June 5 Thursday's Child public policy forum in Chicago explored school-success initiatives that support newborns, toddlers, and their parents.

Chapin Hall research fellow Deborah Daro discussed the evolution of prevention and home visitation models and made recommendations for enacting effective programs and policies. Other panelists addressed the social and political environments needed for successful initiatives and the lessons states can draw from innovations in Illinois and Washington state.

Listen to the audio recording.

PUBLICATION

Study Examines Recent Trends in Preteen Crime

Are juvenile offenders getting younger? A new Chapin Hall analysis explores this question by examining data collected by law enforcement agencies across the country. The study found that the age profile of juvenile offenders has not changed substantially in 25 years. Crime rates among children under age 13 have generally followed the same crime patterns exhibited among older youth.

Read the report, Arresting Children: Examining Recent Trends in Preteen Crime, by Jeffrey A. Butts and Howard N. Snyder.

For more information contact:
Jelene Britten
Public Affairs Associate
Chapin Hall Center for Children
1313 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773.256.5138
jbritten@chapinhall.org


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