Crime In Schools
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Effective | Implementing the program is likely to result in the intended outcome(s). | On average, there is strong evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will achieve the intended outcome. |
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Promising | Implementing the program may result in the intended outcome(s) | On average, there is some evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will achieve the intended outcome. |
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Ineffective | Implementing the program is unlikely to result in the intended outcome(s) and may result in a negative outcome(s). | On average, there is strong evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will not achieve the intended outcome or may result in a negative outcome. |
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Topic: Crime in schools| Title | Evidence Rating | Topics | Summary | RCT | ||
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| Program Profile: Project Arrive |
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Youth development, Juvenile (under 18), Child health and welfare, Juvenile delinquency | This is a school-based group mentoring program that seeks to improve academic performance and promote resilience against criminal involvement for ninth graders at risk of dropping out. The program is rated No Effects. While there were statistically significant increases in problem solving and prosocial peers for the intervention group, there were no statistically significant differences between intervention and comparison students in juvenile offenses, empathy, and perceptions of home support. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: Juvenile Breaking the Cycle (JBTC) Program (Lane County, Oregon) |
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Drug courts, Juvenile courts, Marijuana, Alcohol, Mental health, Substance abuse, Diversion, Case Management, Treatment, Young juvenile offenders, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Diversion, Legal substances, Drugs, Drug treatment | Using comprehensive assessments, the program identified, provided, and coordinated individualized services for high-risk, drug-involved, justice-involved juveniles. This program is rated Effective. Results suggest that JBTC participants were significantly less likely to recidivate and had statistically significantly fewer arrests, compared with non-JBTC participants. However, the impact on self-reported drug use was mixed. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: Public School Choice Lottery (Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., School District) |
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Dropout/expulsion, School climate, Juvenile (under 18) | This program consisted of an open-enrollment school choice plan in the Charlotte–Mecklenburg, N.C., School District, which was designed to offer slots at oversubscribed schools through a lottery-based system. The program is rated No Effects. There were no statistically significant differences between middle or high school students who won the lottery and middle or high school students who did not win the lottery in number of drug, property, or violent felony arrests, at the 7-year follow up. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: Success for Kids |
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Afterschool, School climate, Juvenile (under 18), Child health and welfare | This was an afterschool program intended to build children’s resilience and positive connections. The program is rated Promising. Treatment group children demonstrated greater adaptive skills and lower rates of behavioral problems, school problems, attention problems, and externalizing problems, compared with children in the control group. These differences were all statistically significant. However, there was no statistically significant difference in depression. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: Harlem (NY) Children's Zone - Promise Academy Charter Middle School |
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Juvenile health, Mental health, School safety, Truancy, Youth development, Afterschool, School climate, Schools, Child health and welfare, Juvenile (under 18) | This is a charter middle school that serves predominately low-income, minority students (grades 6–8) in Harlem who are usually 2 or 3 years behind grade level. The program is rated Effective. Students who were admitted to the school showed statistically significant improvements in English Language Arts scores, math scores, and attendance rates, compared with students who were not admitted. However, there were no significant differences between groups on matriculation. Date Posted: |
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