00749nam a2200109Ia 4500080001800000100003300018245010500051260003500156300002200191520040800213583001800621  a14.02.02 Y833  aCunningham, Wendy...[et al.]  aYouth at risk in Latin America and the Caribbean : understanding the causes, realizing the potential  bWorld BankaWashingtonUSc2008  axiii, [1], 307 p.  aIdentifies the at-risk youth in LAC, and provides evidence-based guidance to policy makers in LAC countries that will help them to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of their youth investment.  Concludes that governments can be more effective in preventing young people from engaging in risky behaviour in the first place and also in assisting those who already are engaged in negative behaviour.  c9/18/08kJOYD