Juvenile delinquency—negative behaviors of children and teens that may result in crimes or legal action—frequently causes widespread problems in communities. RAND's research on juvenile delinquency includes populations from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds and features studies related to crime and juvenile justice, at-risk populations, violence, bullying, substance abuse prevention and treatment, and adolescent mental health.
A cost-benefit analysis of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program, a program serving high school dropouts, indicates that every dollar invested in the program yields $2.66 in social benefits, an estimated return on investment of 166 percent.
RAND recommends that policymakers use federal funds to support state efforts to improve preschool quality and access for the most disadvantaged children. The related policy actions will help increase school readiness and close achievement gaps.
This research brief summarizes research to create Getting To Outcomes (GTO), a science-based model and support tools to help local groups develop or improve substance-use-prevention programs.
This research brief describes work documented in County-Level Estimates of the Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California (TR-340-PF) and The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California (MG-349-PF).
This research brief describes work documented in County-Level Estimates of the Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California (TR-340-PF) and The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California (MG-349-PF).
This research brief describes work documented in County-Level Estimates of the Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California (TR-340-PF) and The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California (MG-349-PF).
This research brief describes work documented in County-Level Estimates of the Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California (TR-340-PF) and The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California (MG-349-PF).
This research brief describes work documented in County-Level Estimates of the Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California (TR-340-PF) and The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California (MG-349-PF).
This research brief describes work documented in County-Level Estimates of the Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California (TR-340-PF) and The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California (MG-349-PF).
This research brief describes work documented in County-Level Estimates of the Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California (TR-340-PF) and The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California (MG-349-PF).
This research brief describes work documented in County-Level Estimates of the Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California (TR-340-PF) and The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California (MG-349-PF).
Over the past ten years, probation departments across the state of California have undertaken five major initiatives aimed at juvenile offenders and at-risk youths.
This research brief describes work documented in Early Childhood Interventions: Proven Results, Future Promise (MG-341-PNC).
This research brief describes work documented in Early Childhood Interventions: Proven Results, Future Promise (MG-341-PNC).
Events in recent years have taught us that individuals need not be present at a catastrophic event to experience stress symptoms.
Whereas earlier studies focused on older adolescents, we have examined the trajectory of smoking from the middle school years to the end of high school and have assessed the association between early smoking and other concurrent high-risk behaviors as well as later behaviors.
Analysis of data regarding firearm ownership and storage patterns found that of the families in the United States with children and firearms, fewer than half store their firearms unloaded, locked, and away from ammunition.
Project ALERT is based on the theory that adolescents turn to drugs because of perceived social norms, because media images and the influence of peers make drug use appear attractive, and because, being kids, they want to appear mature and independent.
Much less attention has been paid to diverting youths who have not yet committed crimes from doing so.
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