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Adam M. Lavecchia; Philip Oreopoulos; Noah Spencer – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2024
This study finds substantial reductions to criminal activity from the introduction of a comprehensive high school support program for disadvantaged youth living in the largest public housing project in Toronto. The program, called Pathways to Education, bundles supports such as regular coaching, tutoring, group activities, free public…
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, High School Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Poverty
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Phyllis Holditch Niolon; Lianne F. Estefan; Sarah DeGue; Vi D. Le; Allison J. Tracy; Colleen Ray; Daniel Bontempo; Todd D. Little; Alana M. Vivolo-Kantor; Natasha Latzman; Bruce Taylor; Andra Tharp – Prevention Science, 2024
Teen dating violence (TDV) is a significant public health problem that can have lifelong consequences. Using a longitudinal, cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT), this study examines whether the "Dating Matters" comprehensive prevention model, implemented in middle school, prevented TDV and negative relationship behaviors and…
Descriptors: Crime, Violence, Dating (Social), Grade 9