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Download full textPatten, Peggy; Robertson, Anne S. – 2001
Perhaps 8 million children spend the after-school hours at home alone. In the absence of adult supervision, many of these youth are likely to engage in delinquent or other high-risk activities. This Spanish-language digest reveals research that suggests after-school programs can help to prevent youths from engaging in these activities in two ways:…
Descriptors: Adolescents, After School Programs, Children, Delinquency
Patten, Peggy; Robertson, Anne S. – 2001
Perhaps 8 million children spend the after-school hours at home alone. In the absence of adult supervision, many of these youths are likely to engage in delinquent or other high-risk activities. Research suggests that after-school programs can help to prevent youths from engaging in these activities in two ways: by providing constructive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Child Relationship, After School Programs, Children
