title: Developmental Crime Prevention Manifesto—or “Saving Children from a Life of Crime” 2.0: The 2024 David P. Farrington Lecture
abstract: Abstract Early developmental crime prevention is an important component of an overall strategy to reduce crime. Key features include a commitment to prevention in the first instance—intervening before a delinquent act has been committed and before a child has contact with the justice system—and a larger focus on improving the life chances of at-risk children and families, extending well beyond delinquency or criminal offending. The main aim of this article is to set out an agenda for action—a ma
journal: Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology