Introduction
Early interventions are some of the best mechanisms that can create behavior change in most serial offenders. These timely approaches are vast and can be used at the prenatal and postnatal stages of child development. In circumstances when they are used appropriately, they often have ideal effects in protecting the child against delinquent behaviors. Therefore, this paper aims to explore these techniques of promoting behavior change among serial offenders.
The Prenatal Change Interventions Programs
A wide range of research results has indicated that maternal health and experiences which fetuses undergo may greatly impact behavior development. As a result, mothers should be protected against drug and substance abuse (Laub et al., 2018). Nicotine and alcohol may have a significant effect on the fetus’s behavior during their trimester stage of development. Subsequently, pregnant mothers should increase the use of vitamins and other essential foods in their daily supplements. The provision of these vital food elements has the power of promoting natural growth and brain development.
Postnatal Interventions Programs
The post-natal stage forms one of the critical points for promoting behavior change. The actions should include changing the diapers, getting the baby’s sleep, and feeding the babies to reduce their stress (Laub et al., 2018). The mechanism aims at lowering the post-partum challenges affecting the mothers. Finally, they need to use anti-aggressive techniques such as counseling to those children at risk of developing antisocial behavior.
Advice to the Members of the Committee
Ideally, early intervention plays a critical role in the overall achievement of the prescribed policies. The members should understand that prenatal and postnatal interventions are some of the best mechanisms for reducing the chances of developing serial offenders among the young generation. They should accept the programs as well as implement them to gain maximum results. Further, they should adhere to the prescribed protocols that will help to limit the onset of delinquent behaviors among these innocent children.
Reference
Laub, J. H., Rowan, Z. R., & Sampson, R. J. (2018). The age-graded theory of informal social control. In D. Farrington, L. Kazemian, & A. Piquero (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of developmental and life-course criminology (p. 295). Oxford University Press.