Tag
system_avoidance
2 findings
Crime & justiceCumulative Disadvantage Disruption in Legal SystemsSYEP participation decreases total convictions during the program summer by 31% (0.0752 percentage points, p < 0.05) and reduces misdemeanor convictions among at-risk youth by 1.56 percentage points (a 60% relative reduction on a 2.61% base, p < 0.05).RCTSociety & networksNon-Carceral Institutional Attachment for At-Risk YouthSummer youth employment programs establish an alternative municipal touchpoint for 75,000 youth annually, generating a 17% reduction in overall arrests and a 23% reduction in felony arrests during employment without triggering carceral stigma or system avoidance behaviors.Expert Theory