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Risk & Protective Factors at a Glance
Total Number of Programs: 102
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No Effects   11% No Effects
Promising   56% Promising
Effective   33% Effective
 

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Risk & Protective Factors

Risk and protective factors are preexisting personal characteristics or environmental conditions that increase or reduce the likelihood of delinquent behavior or other negative outcomes. Consistent with public health and child development approaches, many prevention programs target risk and protective factors to intervene early and prevent (rather than respond to or treat) later problem behaviors.