Sentences with phrase «in juvenile crime»

Additional savings are realized as a result of a reduction in juvenile crime.

So, the decrease in disruptive behavior in the classroom is probably due to the overall decrease in juvenile crimes across the nation and not because of zero tolerance policies, the article says.

The commission said the proposals are projected to reduce personal crimes by 1,500 to 2,400 every five years by intervening early in juvenile crime and breaking the cycle of recidivism.

States including Connecticut and Illinois, which had already raised their age of criminal responsibility to 18 in previous years and saw drops in juvenile crime, are now considering raising the age to charge one as an adult to the age of 21.

But beyond offering a safe haven, research and evaluation studies have demonstrated that the programs can have a positive effect on a range of prevention outcomes, such as avoidance of drug and alcohol use, decreases in delinquency and violent behavior, increased knowledge of safe sex, avoidance of sexual activity, and reduction in juvenile crime.

Attend school assemblies to lecture on crime prevention and alternatives to gangs that led to a 20 % reduction in juvenile crime

A recent publication from the Washington State Institute of Public Policy (Aos et al. 2011) found that the Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care had a benefit - to - cost ratio of 5.28:1.00, meaning that for every $ 1 invested in the program, $ 5.28 in benefits (including a reduction in juvenile crime) were accrued.