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Direct linkHeller, Sara B.; Shah, Anuj K.; Guryan, Jonathan; Ludwig, Jens; Mullainathan, Sendhil; Pollack, Harold A. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2015
We present the results of three large-scale randomized controlled trials (RCTs) carried out in Chicago, testing interventions to reduce crime and dropout by changing the decision-making of economically disadvantaged youth. We study a program called Becoming a Man (BAM), developed by the non-profit Youth Guidance, in two RCTs implemented in 2009-10…
Descriptors: Crime, Dropouts, Delinquency, Disadvantaged Youth
Download full textPope, Carl E.; And Others – 1995
This report presents findings and recommendations resulting from the evaluation of programs implemented in 15 cities by the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. These programs were implemented to distribute variations on the "Weed and Seed" program and its provision of crime and drug prevention programs. The overall goal of Weed and Seed was…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Crime, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission, Harrisburg. – 1995
To establish the scale of juvenile violence in Pennsylvania, this report examines the incidence of violence by and against juveniles, and then explores the major costs of juvenile violence. Where possible, urban and rural dimensions of the costs of juvenile violence are separated and analyzed. Violence prevention programs are also studied. The…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cost Estimates, Costs, Crime
