Conduct disorder (CD) is a common and highly impairing psychiatric disorder that usually
emerges in childhood or adolescence and is characterized by severe antisocial and …

Background The third sector is becoming a growing provider of public, social, and health
services. However, there is little evidence on the effectiveness of third sector organisations …

The Psychology of Criminal Conduct, Sixth Edition, provides a psychological and evidence-
informed perspective of criminal behavior that sets it apart from many criminological and …

Chapter 1 discussed the ways that reviews examine previous research and other forms of
evidence to answer review questions and how their methods depend upon the questions …

Socioeconomic differences in behaviour are pervasive and well documented, but their
causes are not yet well understood. Here, we make the case that a cluster of behaviours is …

The quality of public decision making depends significantly on the quality of analysis and
advice provided through public organizations. Champions of “evidence‐informed” policy …

Such diverse thinkers as Lao-Tze, Confucius, and US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
have all pointed out that we need to be able to tell the difference between real and assumed …

Adolescence is a distinct, yet transient, period of development between childhood and
adulthood characterized by increased experimentation and risk-taking, a tendency to …

The main aim of this article is to identify systematic reviews of the effects of developmental
prevention programs. These programs are defined as community-based programs designed …

This review considers juvenile delinquency and justice from an international perspective.
Youth crime is a growing concern. Many young offenders are also victims with complex …