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CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AS CAUSES OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR INDEX OF PROCEEDINGS - CANADA

NCJ Number
48763
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1977
Length
10 pages
Annotation
AN INDEX OF TOPICS COVERED AND STUDIES REFERRED TO IN TESTIMONY PRESENTED BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE CANADIAN SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, WELFARE, AND SCIENCE IS PRESENTED.
Abstract
THE SUBCOMMITTEE WAS CONVENED TO INVESTIGATE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PRENATAL AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR IN ADULT LIFE, WITH A VIEW TOWARD MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO PREVENTING CRIMINALITY. THE SUBCOMMITTEE HEARD TESTIMONY BY SOCIAL WORKERS, CHILD PSYCHIATRISTS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS REGARDING BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES IN CHILDHOOD THAT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO CRIMINALITY AND VIOLENCE. THE INDEX TO THE VOLUMES DOCUMENTING THE SUBCOMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS CITES VOLUME/PAGE NUMBER REFERENCES TO TOPIC (E.G., JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, LEARNING DISABILITIES, CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR), STUDIES, WITNESSES, AGENCIES, AND SENATORS. --IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH. (LKM)