The Impact of the Safe and Successful Youth Initiative (SSYI) on City-Level Youth Crime Victimization Rates

• Main Authors: Anthony Petrosino (Author), Herbert Turner (Author), Thomas Hanson (Author), Trevor Fronius (Author), Patricia Campie (Author), Cailean Cooke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The physical, emotional, and financial costs resulting from youth violence are well documented. Purpose: This article summarizes the results of a quasi-experimental evaluation study to test a youth violence intervention program in eleven cities in Massachusetts. Setting: In 2011, Massach...