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Dreams, Gangs and Guns: The Interplay Between Adolescent Violence and Immigration in a New York City Neighborhood

This report posits a view that immigrant youth and those born to immigrants associate with violent neighborhood gangs out of a need...

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Reflections on the Crime Decline: Lessons for the Future?

Researchers say that the declines in violent crime and homicides since the early 1970s have bottomed out in the waning economy, and...

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3rd Annual Uhlich Children’s Home Teen Gun Survey

Whites and Hispanics among the 1,026 teens in this survey were quickest to attribute gun violence to parental behavior and violent entertainment,...

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What Keeps Children in Foster Care from Succeeding in School?

The report lays out the significantly low academic achievement level of the average foster child and finds that academic performance is often...

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Public High School Dropouts and Completers

The report reviews high school dropout rates and the percentage of students who complete high school in four years for 37 states.

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Juvenile Gun Courts: Promoting Accountability and Providing Treatment

The Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants Program bulletin provides plans for a juvenile gun court for handling nonviolent crimes committed by youths...

Research

Research of Note for October 2002

This month’s Research Watch gives some of the details behind the headlines questioning the effectiveness of counseling after traumatic events. Two other...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Community Youth Corps

Baltimore, Md.(410) 396-5356dtaylor@epfl.net Objective: Provide service-learning opportunities for youth and help them see libraries as valuable resources. In a Nutshell: The...

News

Hey, Kid: Get Off the Street

Portland, Ore.—Life for homeless teens here hasn’t been the same since the day a brawny bully dragged some scrawny youth agencies out...

News

Bingo Jackpot

Along the Dixie Highway in Louisville, Ky., thousands congregate at bingo halls for a chance at easy money. Players can win big...

News

Juvenile Justice Bill Slides Up Hill

Shhhhh. That’s the sound of juvenile justice advocates as they watch Congress tiptoe toward reauthorizing the nation’s juvenile justice programs, after seven...

News

Struggle in Paradise

Lihu’e, Hawaii—Anyone trying to escape from what counts as civilization in most of the United States these days would be hard-pressed to...

Opinion

The Truth About Jobless Teens

By Andrew Sum and Nathan Pond Substantially weakened national labor market conditions since the early winter of 2001 have dramatically reduced job...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Web Watch for October 2002

Civic Engagement Servenetwww.servenet.org is organized by Youth Serve America, an alliance of more than 200 service groups dedicated to getting youth...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Awards for September 2002

YouthActionNet AwardFor: Recognizing youth leading positive change throughout the world; winners receive $500.By: International Youth Foundation.Winners include: Sarah Davidson and Shana Kirsch,...

News

Gay Youth Leaders?

After watching the Boy Scouts come under attack for banning homosexual youth leaders, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBS) is fending...

Opinion

Worthy Wages for Youth Workers

Few topics are of more interest to youth service practitioners than insuring a decent income for face-to-face youth workers. Paradoxically, few topics...

Opinion