The outcome evaluation failed to detect measurable effects of CBVP at the community level.
Category: Monographs
Street by Street: Chapter 5
Violent crime trends in CBVP areas failed to demonstrate positive effects of the initiative.
Street by Street: Chapter 6
Violence was declining and the decrease may have been more pronounced among youth in CBVP areas.
Street by Street: Chapter 7
Violence in Newark may have simply followed a pattern common to other large cities in New Jersey.
Street by Street: Chapter 8
The CBVP program may have improved communities, but the study could not identify consistent effects.
Reclaiming Futures and Organizing Justice for Drug-Using Youth
Reclaiming Futures assumes that positive youth outcomes are achieved when service delivery systems are closely coordinated and provide just the right amount of individualized help with the least possible amount of coercion.