The Long-Term Effects of the Youth Crime Prevention Program “New Perspectives” on Delinquency and Recidivism

Vries, Sanne L. A. de; Hoeve, Machteld; Asscher, Jessica J.; Stams, Geert Jan

doi:10.1177/0306624x17751161

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“…The absence of discrepancies in the groups is explained by the objectives that people have to form social networks with other people. The other people around are the resource of psychological and physical assistance, they help to explain the events and plan the future [14]. Probably this is the reason why all groups of our respondents see their relations as unchanged and stable.…”

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Systems of social networks of delinquent young people

Zlokazov

Гуриева²,

Kawabata

2021

SHS Web Conf.

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Social networks are considered an ontological attribute of the existence of a modern person. The modern ideas describe an important role of the system of social networks in socialization and adaptation of a person, motivation to the social activity, assistance and support in difficult life situations. The studies of criminals’ social networks show their significance in motivation to crime, formation of criminal ideology. Besides, it is proved that the quality of social networks impacts the prevention and suppression of crimes among teenagers and young people. However, the attitudes of young people towards the social environment and their relationship to it are still not properly studied. Understanding it will allow explaining the impact of the social environment on the criminalization and social rehabilitation of young people. Objective of the research: to study the parameters of social networks of delinquent young people including the comparison with the similar parameters of law-abiding young people. Methods. The data collection method is a questionnaire that describes the parameters of social networks, i.e. volume, stability, homogeneity, subordination, and referentiality. The method of results processing is descriptive statistics and also a non-parametric analogue of the one-way ANOVA test (Kruskal-Wallis test). The research sample was made up of 220 people of 18-27 years old, 73.5% of respondents were men; among the participants in the research, 115 people have been convicted of committing a crime, 105 people are law-abiding and do not have any criminal record. Results and novelty: New data were obtained about the specific character of social networks of delinquent young people with regard to the small volume of relations, homogeneity of participants, low refenetiality of the social environment; the perspectives of the study of the social networks in the conditions of the social regulation of interaction were determined taking into account the sex and social and cultural specific character.

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confidence: 87%

Systems of social networks of delinquent young people

Zlokazov

Гуриева²,

Kawabata

2021

SHS Web Conf.

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“…Such an agenda was devised in consideration of data that showed a rise in criminal cases where children have been perpetrators, such as in cases of murder, kidnapping, robbery, assault, and also motor vehicle theft (Yoshikawa, 1995). This is in line with Vries et al (2018) in the Netherlands, who also believe it important to focus on developing a strategic agenda to prevent the emergence of children as perpetrators of crime, so as to minimize the significant costs that may be incurred in the future due to a rise in such phenomena.…”

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confidence: 89%

Children and crime: A study on child perpetrators in South Sumatera, Indonesia

2022

KJSS

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One of the crucial social problems that require an urgent solution is the phenomenon of children as perpetrators of crime. This study elaborates on children as perpetrators of crime using Bourdieu's Theory of Practice, through the dialectic of habitus, capital, and field. The research was conducted from a phenomenological perspective, and to this end, the researcher directly met with 12 child offenders at LPKA Palembang, and 2 children in Kayuagung Prison, all of whom were boys. According to the study, the habitus is defined as the disposition to commit crimes, which in this context for child perpetrators, was associated with past experiences, parenting since childhood, as well as the results of environmental dialectics. Crime is also manifested in the capital -social capital in the form of networks with criminals, cultural capital in the form of the knowledge of the ins and outs of crime, and symbolic capital concerned with the desire to become a majorly respected criminal. Meanwhile, economic capital was regarded as the capital to be gained from the crimes committed. However, the hierarchical crime field illustrates the vulnerable position of child perpetrators, as they are often "used" by adults who are also involved in crime. The use of theory of practice in the context of children and crime is a new perspective that is still rarely used. Theory of practice not only turns this study into a descriptive one, but also gives due consideration to the power relations of the parties involved in the crime.

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“…De Vries et al (2018: 3641) also agree that the effectiveness of prevention innovations may depend on conditions related to, for example, theoretical foundation, intensity, format and programme components. Some effective preventive practices emerging from evaluations conducted in Jamaica include minimising the risk of losing clients to death, gang affiliation and incarceration by reducing the long waiting periods for conditional cash transfers where applicable (Graham et al, 2020: 66–7).…”

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Giving critical theoretical and evaluation practice context to ‘Testing, Testing’ in Jamaica

Leslie,

Falconer,

Dormer

et al. 2023

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This article examines how evaluability assessments can be designed and conducted to generate meaningful and actionable results for reducing youth crime in Jamaica. It draws on case illustrations from the 2021 ‘Testing, Testing’ CAPRI research study report to highlight the nexus between research and evaluation and promote adopting practices that can enhance the quality and relevance of evaluations conducted within the Caribbean region and beyond. The findings suggest that data needed to inform evaluation and evidenced-based policymaking remain limited despite re-energised regional and global efforts to address this challenge. Particularly, low data quality, production, and use continue to hinder measuring progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. The article, therefore, offers an accessible decolonising framework for understanding, supporting and critically assessing how inertia within the context of evaluation practice can be challenged. Concrete suggestions for action include using local knowledge and underutilised techniques such as evaluability assessments.

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The Long-Term Effects of the Youth Crime Prevention Program “New Perspectives” on Delinquency and Recidivism

Cited by 19 publications

References 51 publications

Systems of social networks of delinquent young people

Systems of social networks of delinquent young people

Children and crime: A study on child perpetrators in South Sumatera, Indonesia

Giving critical theoretical and evaluation practice context to ‘Testing, Testing’ in Jamaica

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