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Polanksy, Marcia; Villanueva, Augusta M.; Bonfield, Jeffrey – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2008
Violence among adolescent boys in impoverished urban areas is a major public health problem. We assessed violence-related attitudes and beliefs and exposures among 29 delinquent, 22 truant and 12 dependent of the state adolescent boys who attended an urban publicly funded extended day program. One purpose of this study was to assess violence…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Public Health, Adolescents, Social Adjustment
Afterschool Alliance, 2002
Studies show that afterschool programs improve academic achievement, reduce grade retention and increase student attendance and interest in school. Across the country, afterschool is a key element in strategies to turn around under-performing schools. The superintendent of Philadelphia and the governor of Virginia have used afterschool to turn…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Educational Change, State Standards