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Preferred term

delinquency prevention  

Definition(s)

  • Delinquency prevention refers to intervening in the lives of youth to deter involvement in unlawful acts. It includes programs or policies that involve daycare providers, nurses, teachers, social workers, recreation, youth mentors, parents, faith-based groups, and criminal and juvenile justice agencies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Delinquency Prevention]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-S8SJD49T-F

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