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Early intervention curbs offenders

R isk factors that could point to offending in later life, such as poor school attendance or educational underachievement, can be tackled successfully by early intervention, research suggests. A report on the On Track programme, originally devised by the Home Office as a crime reduction programme in England and Wales, concluded that it has had a positive impact on children and their families.

A report on the On Track programme, originally devised by the Home Office as a crime reduction programme in England and Wales, concluded that it has had a positive impact on children and their families.

On Track: A Qualitative Study of the Early Impacts of Services, published last week by the National Foundation for Educational Research, said the programme's five core interventions - family therapy, parent support/training, home-school partnerships and support work, home visits, and pre-school education - had had a 'direct and positive impact' on children's behaviour, improving school attendance and reducing exclusion.

It also found that children were more confident and had higher self-esteem.

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