Analysis, Park Forest, Schools

Intervention Dramatically Lowers Violent Crime Arrests for At-risk teens

Crime Lab study finds Becoming a Man program also boosts high school graduation

Becoming a Man program
The University of Chicago Crime Lab has studied the positive effects of Becoming a Man, a counseling/mentoring program in Chicago.  Photo by: Robert Kozloff
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2016

A school-based intervention for at-risk teenagers in Chicago significantly cuts violent crime arrests, while increasing the likelihood students graduate from high school on time, according to researchers at the University of Chicago…

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