Support from the Start: working with children and their families to reduce the risks of crime and antisocial behaviour

This report resulted from a series of discussions between leading practitioners, academic experts and policy makers about the scope for early intervention and prevention of anti-social behaviour. The emphasis has been on evidence and, in particular, on promising preventive approaches whose effectiveness has been convincingly and rigorously demonstrated by research. Recognition has also been given to the danger that even programmes with the strongest research credentials risk being ineffective at the delivery stage unless they are faithfully replicated and implemented.