Effects of Crime on After-School Youth Development Programs in the United States, 1993-1994
Description
This study obtained information on youth-serving
organizations around the country that provide constructive activities
for youth in the after-school and evening hours. It was carried out in
collaboration with seven national youth-serving organizations: Boys
and Girls Clubs of America, Boy Scouts of America, Girls Incorporated,
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., National Association of Police Athletic
Leagues, National 4-H Council and United States Department of
Agriculture 4-H and Youth Development Service, and YMCA of the
U.S.A. The research involved a national survey of affiliates and
charter members of these organizations. Respondents were asked to
provide information about their programs for the 1993-1994 school
year, including summer 1994 if applicable. A total of 1,234
questionnaires were mailed to the 658 youth-serving organizations in
376 cities in October 1994. Survey data were provided by 579 local
affiliates. Information was collected on the type of building where
the organization was located, the months, days of the week, and hours
of operation, number of adults on staff, number and sex of school-age
participants, number of hours participants spent at the program
location, other participants served by the program, and
characteristics of the neighborhood where the program was
located. Questions were also asked about the types of contacts the
organization had with the local police department, types of crimes
that occurred at the location in the school year, number of times each
crime type occurred, number of times the respondent was a victim of
each crime type, if the offender was a participant, other youth, adult
with the program, adult from the neighborhood, or adult stranger,
actions taken by the organization because crimes occurred, and crime
prevention strategies recommended and adopted by the
organization. Geographic information includes the organization's
stratum and FBI region.
Resources
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ICPSR06791.v1 |
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06791.v1 |
Tags
- crime-prevention
- after-school-programs
- victims
- juvenile-offenders
- community-involvement