Do after school programs reduce delinquency?
Do after school programs reduce delinquency?
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DOI：
10.1023/b:prev.0000045359.41696.02
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发表时间：
2004-12-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Lu, SL
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作者：
Gottfredson, DC;Gerstenblith, SA;Lu, SL
课外项目(ASP)很受欢迎，并得到了大量的公共资金。除了它们的育儿和监督价值外，ASP还经常提供青少年发展和技能培养活动，这些活动可能会减少犯罪行为。这些可能性，以及观察到在上学日下午2点至6点之间因青少年犯罪而被捕的高峰期，增加了人们对ASP预防犯罪潜力的兴趣。这项研究调查了1999-2000学年在马里兰州开展的ASP项目的效果，以及此类项目可能影响犯罪行为的机制。结果表明，参与可以减少初中生的犯罪行为，但不能减少小学生的犯罪行为。这一减少不是通过减少无人监督的时间或通过增加对建设性活动的参与来实现的，而是通过增加不使用毒品的意图和积极的同伴交往来实现的。在高度重视社交技能和性格发展的项目中，对这些结果的影响最大。
After school programs (ASPs) are popular and receive substantial public funding. Aside from their child-care and supervision value, ASPs often provide youth development and skill-building activities that might reduce delinquent behavior. These possibilities and the observation that arrests for juvenile crime peak between 2 p. m. and 6 p. m. on school days have increased interest in the delinquency prevention potential of ASPs. This study examined effects of participation in ASPs conducted in Maryland during the 1999-2000 school year and the mechanism through which such programs may affect delinquent behavior. Results imply that participation reduced delinquent behavior for middle-school but not for elementary-school-aged youths. This reduction was not achieved by decreasing time spent unsupervised or by increasing involvement in constructive activities, but by increasing intentions not to use drugs and positive peer associations. Effects on these outcomes were strongest in programs that incorporated a high emphasis on social skills and character development.