Evaluation of the Children at Risk Program: Results 1 Year after the End of the Program. Research in Brief. [Report No.: NCJ-178914

Autor/inn/en	Harrell, Adele; Cavanagh, Shannon; Sridharan, Sanjeev
Institution	Urban Inst., Washington, DC.
Titel	Evaluation of the Children at Risk Program: Results 1 Year after the End of the Program. Research in Brief. [Report No.: NCJ-178914
Quelle	(1999), (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Delinquency; Delivery Systems; Drug Abuse; High Risk Students; Intermediate Grades; Junior High Schools; Peer Relationship; Prevention; Program Evaluation; Social Support Groups; Urban Schools; Urban Youth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Kriminalität; Auslieferung; Problemschüler; Mittelstufe; Sekundarstufe I; Peer-Beziehungen; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Youth
Abstract	Children at Risk (CAR) was a drug and delinquency prevention program for high-risk adolescents aged 11 to 13 years who lived in narrowly defined, severely distressed neighborhoods in: Austin, Texas; Bridgeport, Connecticut; Memphis, Tennessee; Savannah, Georgia; and Seattle, Washington. CAR delivered integrated services to the 338 young participants and all members of their households. Case Managers collaborated closely with staff from criminal justice agencies, schools, and other community organizations. Compared with youths in the control and comparison groups, CAR youths participated in a significantly higher number of positive activities during the program period. They were also more likely to report attending drug and alcohol abuse programs. CAR households used more services than comparison groups, although the majority of CAR households did not report getting most core program services. CAR youths appeared to receive more positive peer group support and to associate less frequently with delinquent peers. Compared with control group youths, CAR youths were significantly less likely to have used gateway and serious drugs, sold drugs, or committed violent crimes. Lessons drawn from program implementation are discussed. (SLD)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01