Youth Today
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Pubs and Videos for October 2002
At-Risk Kids No Disposable Kids, by Larry K. Brendtro, Arlin Ness and Martin Mitchell, suggests ways to reach children whom everybody else...
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Opinion
Of Men and Mice
Here’s a story from the friendly skies. One day last summer, on a flight from Atlanta to New York, I came across...
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2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
Use of two drugs popular among youth – Oxycontin and Ecstasy – continued to increase in 2001, according to the newest version...
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Mother’s Influence on Teen Sex: Connections That Promote Postponing Sexual Intercourse
Researchers constructed models to assess what effect mother-child interaction had on the timing of a youth’s decision to have sex, while also...
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Modern-Day Youth Gangs
After surveying officials in 1,121 jurisdictions of various sizes nationwide, the report indicates that multiethnic and female-inclusive gangs were on the rise...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
