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.
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 
