JACK TIZARD MEMORIAL LECTURE DELINQUENCY, ENVIRONMENT AND INTERVENTION

Twenty years of Home Office research into delinquency prevention support Jack Tizard's belief that greater improvements in performance and behaviour are likely to attend efforts to change environments rather than inner dispositions. Situational measures which reduce opportunities for crime seem...

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Published in:Journal of child psychology and psychiatry 1985-07, Vol.26 (4), p.505-523
Main Author: Clarke, R. V. G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Choice Behavior
Crime
Culture
delinquency environment
Environment
evaluation
Home Office
Humans
Juvenile Delinquency - prevention & control
Juvenile Delinquency - psychology
Juvenile Delinquency - rehabilitation
Medical sciences
Models, Psychological
Personality
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Residential Treatment
Runaway Behavior
Social behavior disorders. Criminal behavior. Delinquency
Therapeutic Community
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Summary:Twenty years of Home Office research into delinquency prevention support Jack Tizard's belief that greater improvements in performance and behaviour are likely to attend efforts to change environments rather than inner dispositions. Situational measures which reduce opportunities for crime seem more effective than attempts to reform delinquents. Moreover, given that most delinquents desist from crime in early adulthood, minimal interference in their lives may be the best policy. For those requiring institutional placement, humane care rather than reform should be the goal.
ISSN:0021-9630
1469-7610
DOI:10.1111/j.1469-7610.1985.tb01639.x