Sentences with phrase «reduce juvenile»

This division of the Children, Youth, and Families Department strives to prevent abuse, reduce juvenile crime, promote quality child care, and support healthy families.

Can after school programs reduce juvenile crime and improve school performance in any meaningful way?

By increasing parents» skills, parent training can increase school achievement, decrease problem behavior, build the capacity of the family to solve problems, and reduce juvenile crime.

Qualifications include: • Proficient in liaising with different agencies such as youth government programs to induct volunteers and reduce juvenile crime • Qualified to conduct training seminars, coaching clinics and community meetings with a view to promoting community recreational activities • Documented success in staying current on recreation program development and management through effective research activities

LA City Officials, LAUSD Launch Program To Keep Students Out Of Court CBS: Los Angeles city officials teamed up with the Los Angeles Unified School District to launch a new program Monday that aims to reduce juvenile misconduct on Metro buses.

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, has commended the new idea by the Nigeria Police Force in collaboration with the Centre for Family Peace Initiative to reduce juvenile crimes in the country.

Although many question the hope for public policy to affect that national girth, removing sweet milk from schools may be one of the most direct tools policymakers have at their disposal to reduce juvenile sugar consumption — at least on the taxpayer's dime.

The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown University advances a balanced, multi-systems approach to reducing juvenile delinquency that promotes positive child and youth development, while also holding youth accountable.

Maintenance of alkaline gastric pH and reductions in maternal energy reserves probably constitute the main factors for a reduced juvenile recruitment of this marine keystone species under simulated OA.

In this study, researchers analyzed the economic impact of six widely - used SEL programs and found that on average, every dollar invested yields $ 11 in long - term benefits, ranging from reduced juvenile crime, higher lifetime earnings, and better mental and physical health.

Memphis Recognized for Curbing Urban School Violence The city of Memphis, TN is being recognized for its efforts in reducing juvenile violence in urban schools.

One purpose is to «increase public safety by reducing juvenile delinquency through effective intervention and treatment services that strengthen and reform the lives of children.»

In conclusion, it should be noted that, despite myriad differences between male and female offending, many of the primary causes are nevertheless similar, and many, such as victimization and trauma, have roots that extend into childhood.114 The most effective policies for reducing juvenile crime will be those that foster development in a safe and nurturing environment throughout childhood.

The most effective policies for reducing juvenile crime, she argues, will be those that foster development in a safe and nurturing environment throughout childhood.

In 2015, researchers analyzed the economic impact of six widely - used SEL programs and found that on average, every dollar invested yields $ 11 in long - term benefits, ranging from reduced juvenile crime, higher lifetime earnings, and better mental and physical health (Belfield et al., 2015).

Nobel Prize - winning economist James J. Heckman's research shows that effective early care and education decreases the need for Special Education services and remediation, and also reduces juvenile delinquency, teen pregnancy, and dropout rates.

These benefits include reduced juvenile crime, higher lifetime earnings, and better mental and physical health.

Not exact matches

In a SIB, the government contracts with an outside provider to achieve a measurable social goal (like reducing recidivism among juvenile offenders), private impact investors finance the program's upfront costs, and the government promises a return to them if the program's targets are achieved.

Because of the lasting toll it takes on prisoners, President Barack Obama has called on state correction centers to reduce punishment by isolation and banned solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prisons.

Sarah and Matt also discuss a new white paper on the effects of redshirting in kindergarten (delaying a kid's start by a year), which suggest that being old for one's grade may result in higher test scores, increased college attendance, and reduced likelihood of incarceration for juvenile crime.

Nursing, combined with delaying the introduction of cow's milk reduces the risk of juvenile onset diabetes and lowers the amount of insulin release in infants.

Today I would add that breastfeeding reduces ovarian and cervical cancer, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, bacterial and viral infections of all types and increases visual acuity, optimal neurological and social and oral development, as well as saves money for health care providers and families.

• Juvenile Justice Reorganization: With a goal of reducing wasteful spending, Governor Cuomo will undertake an immediate reorganization of the state's youth detention facilities with the goal of consolidation, while providing current staff the priority for relocation to other facilities, retraining, and / or reemployment opportunities.

Juvenile Justice Reorganization: With a goal of reducing wasteful spending, Governor Cuomo will undertake an immediate reorganization of the State's youth detention facilities with the goal of consolidation, while providing current staff the priority for relocation to other facilities, retraining and / or reemployment opportunities.

The employment and engagement of the experts in the area who will help the affected patients and those who would need professional advice according to the Association of Medical Social Workers of Nigeria, (AMSWON) will help to reduce the rising cases of psycho - social problems; divorce, poverty, malnutrition, juvenile delinquency, rape, examination malpractices, cultism, violence and prostitution among others.

Other interventions, such as in - home visitation by nurses and therapeutic foster care as an alternative to juvenile incarceration, and universal school - based violence prevention programs have proven effective, and expanding these programs could reduce the numbers of injuries even further.»

The fish oil study examined a different question: In children at risk for type 1 (juvenile onset) diabetes, does the consumption of fish oil reduce their risk of developing early signs of the disease?

Feeding the fruit flies spermidin significantly reduced the amount of protein aggregates in their brains, and their memories improved to juvenile levels.

Exposure to oil as embryos altered the structural development of the hearts of juvenile fish, potentially reducing their fitness and swimming ability.

Any changes in Limusaurus» diet over time might have helped different age groups carve out separate niches within their ecosystem and thus reduce competition for food between adults and juveniles, he speculates.

This methodology easily can be extended to schools, shelters, youth clubs, juvenile justice centers, and community centers, where earlier identification may help to reduce suicide attempts and deaths.»

Salt marshes perform a long list of ecological services: they buffer coastal erosion; filter runoff; reduce the risk of flooding; provide habitat for juvenile fish, crabs and shrimp; and store excess carbon, keeping it from re-entering Earth's atmosphere.

Reducing the take of juveniles that haven't yet spawned is one key to achieving the plan's initial goal of rebuilding spawning stock biomass — the fish population able to reproduce — to the historical median of 42,592 tons within 10 years.

It reduced the lion population by approximately 30 % and killed many spotted hyena juveniles.

El - Khodor, B. F.; Dimmler, M. H.; Amara, D. A.; Hofer, M.; Hen, R.; Brunner, D. Juvenile 5HT (1B) receptor knockout mice exhibit reduced pharmacological sensitivity to 5HT (1A) receptor activation.

Probiotic treatment reduces the autistic - like excitation / inhibition imbalance in juvenile hamsters induced by orally administered propionic acid and clindamycin — Afaf El - Ansary — Metabolic Brain Disease

Recruitment is related to the winter sea ice cover from the previous year, as diminished sea ice cover reduces habitat available for over-wintering juvenile and adult krill and reduces the size of the food - rich marginal sea ice zone in summer.

Sexual conflict in juveniles: exposure to immature males reduces asexual performance in the spiny leaf stick insect.

We found that ketogenic diet treatment significantly reduced both of these measures of inflammation in juvenile animals (Fig. 4).

Because the Los Angeles County Arts Commission approved the Unusual Suspects's curriculum and it meets the state's education standards for the visual and performing arts, participants in the juvenile centers can receive community - service credit to reduce their probation time.

In order to reduce the likelihood of students considering dropping out, being part of the juvenile justice system, and having poor attendance in secondary grades, it is imperative that we address these risk factors as well, early on in the academic pipeline.

done well, efforts to reduce suspensions should also improve graduation rates, achievement scores, and life outcomes, while also decreasing the rate of incarceration for juveniles and adults.

(Calif.) With mental health issues a growing concern for education policy makers, Gov. Jerry Brown signed bills this week aimed at reducing bullying based on religion, restricting confinement of juvenile offenders and promoting model suicide prevention programs.

Now Deasy is back in the news, planning to launch a new program that he says will fix juvenile prisons in a way that both reduces recidivism and improves the life prospects of incarcerated youth.

The American Humane Association is a strong proponent of juvenile or pediatric spay / neuter since it is both healthy for pets and effectively reduces pet overpopulation.

Other benefits include reduced electric bills, increased oxygen content in the water, less expendable material (media for filters) and safer habitats for juvenile fish (sponge option).

Combined with reduced health risks and avoiding behavioral issues associated with female pets during estrus, scheduling the appointment for sterilization at the conclusion of the juvenile vaccination series is a win - win for the client and the practice.

We are a strong proponent of juvenile or pediatric spay / neuter since it is both healthy for pets and effectively reduces pet overpopulation.

There was also a campaign against irradiated meat, and there is an ongoing campaign against Genetically Engineered foods, including ones which are proven to prevent juvenile blindness from vitamin A deficiencies and those that combat world hunger by increasing productivity while reducing water, fertilizer, and pesticide use.

Dr. Mark A. Hixon, Professor of Zoology, and a team of graduate and undergraduate students from Oregon State University have demonstrated that a single lionfish can reduce the population of juvenile fish on small coral reefs by 80 percent in just five weeks.