Violent crime trends in CBVP areas failed to demonstrate positive effects of the initiative.
Violent crime trends in CBVP areas failed to demonstrate positive effects of the initiative.
Violence was declining and the decrease may have been more pronounced among youth in CBVP areas.
Violence in Newark may have simply followed a pattern common to other large cities in New Jersey.
The CBVP program may have improved communities, but the study could not identify consistent effects.
With the support of Susan and Jack Rudin, the Rudin Research Partnership program at the John Jay College of Criminal
Butts, Jeffrey A. (2015). 20 Questions (and Answers) About Juvenile Justice. New York, NY: Research and Evaluation Center, John Jay