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Jarjoura, G. Roger; Triplett, Ruth; Brinker, Gregory P.

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“…It is well established that African Americans, on average, have lower suicide rates compared to non-Hispanic Whites. Furthermore, African Americans (CDC, 2015) and those who experience chronic poverty (Jarjoura, Triplett, & Brinker, 2002) are at higher risk for violent victimization. Consistent with this, the youths in this study reported a high level of physical fights on school property, with a prevalence rate approximately seven times higher than that reported by high school students in the study state (CDC, 2014).…”

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LET's CONNECT community mentorship program for youths with peer social problems: Preliminary findings from a randomized effectiveness trial

King

Gipson

Arango

et al. 2018

Journal Community Psychology

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This study examined the effectiveness of LET’s CONNECT (LC), a community mentorship program for youths who report peer social problems, which is based on a positive youth development framework. Participants were 218 youths (66.5% girls), aged 12 to 15 years, who were recruited from an urban medical emergency department and screened positive for bullying victimization, bullying perpetration, and/or low social connectedness. Youths were randomized to LC (n = 106) or the control condition (n = 112). Six-month outcomes were assessed with self-report measures of youth social connectedness, community connectedness, thwarted belongingness, depression, self-esteem, and suicidal ideation. LC was associated with a significant increase in only one of these outcomes, social connectedness (effect size = 0.4). It was associated consistently with trend-level positive changes for thwarted belongingness (decreased), depression (decreased), community connectedness, and self-esteem (effect sizes = 0.2). There was no effect on suicidal ideation (effect size = 0.0), and although not a primary outcome, eight youths in the LC condition and seven youths in the control condition engaged in suicidal behavior between baseline and follow-up. Although LC effect sizes are consistent with those from previous studies of community mentorship, there were multiple challenges to LC implementation that affected dosage and intervention fidelity, and that may account for the lack of stronger positive effects.

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confidence: 99%

LET's CONNECT community mentorship program for youths with peer social problems: Preliminary findings from a randomized effectiveness trial

King

Gipson

Arango

et al. 2018

Journal Community Psychology

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“…These hostile interactions negatively affect childhood development, which increased the likelihood for juvenile delinquency (Conger et al, 1994). In an ethnographic study, researchers studied the timing and persistence of poverty using 14 years of longitudinal data (Jarjoura et al, 2002). Findings indicated that children exposed to long-term poverty were more likely to engage in delinquent behaviors.…”

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“…Rationale for this hypothesis was based on previous research, which indicated poverty as a correlate of juvenile delinquency (Conger et al, 1994;Jarjoura et al, 2002;Sampson and Laub, 1994). Based upon previous research, this study posed that high parish poverty rates were predictive of higher rates of harsh juvenile dispositions.…”

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“…Links have also been drawn between poverty and juvenile delinquency using individual-level variables. Some studies have identified poverty's negative impact on family processes, which contribute to adolescent emotional and behavioral problems (Conger et al, 1994;Jarjoura et al, 2002;Sampson and Laub, 1994). On the other hand, some studies suggest that judges' dispositions are only marginally influenced by individual characteristics (Applegate et al, 2002;Cauffman et al, 2007;Guevara et al, 2008).…”

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Juvenile Court Dispositions in the Deep South: Examining the Concept of Justice by Geography

Blackmon¹,

Cain²,

Livermore

2015

Journal of Social Sciences

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The concept of justice by geography suggests that sentencing decisions in the juvenile justice system are influenced by the geographical context of the courts. This study sought to examine this phenomenon by examining rates of harsh juvenile sentencing (dispositions) in 64 parishes (i.e., counties) in the Deep South using parish-level characteristics such as geographic location (urban/suburban vs. rural), race and poverty. A multivariate regression analysis revealed that places with high poverty rates experienced significantly higher harsh disposition rates than those with less poverty. Other measured parish characteristics were unrelated and thus, the justice by geography concept was not supported. Implications for juvenile justice policy and future research are discussed.

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“…For instance, Jarjoura, Triplett, and Brinker (2002) posit that the longer a young person lives in poverty the more likely would they engage in violent behaviour. In this study, we also hold a similar view with regard to South African crimes.…”

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Drug-related crime and poverty in South Africa

Cheteni

Mah

Yohane

2018

Cogent Economics & Finance

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This paper argues that the link between poverty and drug-related crime might be spurious. We take an empirical approach to investigate the causality and plausibility of this link. Firstly, we regress crime against envisaged explanatory variables in order to estimate the contribution of poverty to crime. Secondly, data is analysed using an ARDL ECM. The quarterly sample data for our estimation is for the period 1995-2016. We found a strong association between crime and poverty both in the short and long run. We recommend the government should focus on none income linked factors in dealing with the scourge of drug-related crime. As demonstrated in this study, various drug-related crimes are driven by socioeconomic factors.

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Cited by 130 publications

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LET's CONNECT community mentorship program for youths with peer social problems: Preliminary findings from a randomized effectiveness trial

LET's CONNECT community mentorship program for youths with peer social problems: Preliminary findings from a randomized effectiveness trial

Juvenile Court Dispositions in the Deep South: Examining the Concept of Justice by Geography

Drug-related crime and poverty in South Africa

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