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ED412319 UD031944
Title: After-School Crime or After-School Programs: Tuning in to the Prime Time for Violent Juvenile Crime and Implications for National Policy. A Report to the United States Attorney General.
Author(s): Fox, James Alan; Newman, Sanford A.
Author Affiliation: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, Washington, DC.(BBB34517)
Pages: 13
Publication Date: 1997
Notes: Report based on data compiled from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Incident-Based Reporting System by Melissa Sickmund, Howard N. Snyder, and Eileen Poe-Yamagata for "Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1997 Update on Violence," National Center for Juvenile Justice.
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
Language: English
Document Type: Opinion papers (120)
Geographic Source: U.S.; District of Columbia
Journal Announcement: RIEFEB1998
New data compiled
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation make it clear that the peak
hours for violent juvenile crime are 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Nearly
half of all juvenile crime takes place between 2:00 p.m. and 8:00
p.m., and nearly two-thirds of all violent juvenile crime takes
place between 2:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. In addition, in 57% of families
with children under 18, juveniles lack full-time parental supervision.
This report focuses on days when school is in session, the days
when after-school programs could have a major impact on youth activity
during the prime time juvenile crime hours. If there were quality
after-school programs available, crime could be reduced dramatically
while students could develop values and skills they need to become
good neighbors and responsible adults. After-school programs provide
responsible adult supervision, constructive activities, and insulation
from harmful peer pressures during high-risk hours. Research has
demonstrated the value of after-school programs. Their "safe
haven" and control features could have a large crime reduction
impact. An appendix summarizes the data on crime occurrence. (Contains
four graphs.) (SLD)
Descriptors: After School Centers; *After School Programs; *Crime;
Elementary Secondary Education; Extracurricular Activities; *Prevention;
Program Implementation; School Age Day Care; *Urban Youth
