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Cook, Thomas D.; Hirschfield, Paul J. – American Educational Research Journal, 2008
In 2000, Cook, Murphy, and Hunt published a multilevel study of Chicago inner-city schools in order to evaluate James Comer's School Development Program (SDP). One main finding was that SDP reduced the rate of change and final posttest mean when delinquency was assessed annually between Grades 5 and 8 using a self-report measure of acting out. The…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, Grade 5, Social Justice
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Komro, Kelli A.; Flay, Brian R.; Hu, Frank Bingchang; Zelli, Arnaldo; Rashid, Jamila; Amuwo, Shaffdeen – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 1998
Explores sources of drugs and weapons for a group of pre-adolescents living in disadvantaged neighborhoods in Chicago using a focus group and a self-administered survey. At least one-third of the sample of fifth-grade students responded that it was easy for people their age to obtain each of the products. Neighborhood sources were the most likely…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Drinking, Drug Use, Family Environment