Project BUILD- Broader Urban Involvement and Leadership Development

Alexandra Schilling

Project BUILD’s Goal A violence prevention program for youth

in detention to help them over come problems they may face in their community such as gangs, drugs, and crime.

The overall goal is to reduce youth arrest rates and keep youth from engaging in a life of crime.

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http://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/crimnet/ojsa/juvenilearrests/index.htm

Logical ApproachPROBLEM OR ISSUE RESOURCES ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS SHORT- TERM OUTCOMES LONG-TERM OUTCOMES IMPACT

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activities: the following evidence changes in 1–3 changes in 4–6 changes in 7–10 years: or service delivery: years: years: In our community there is too much youth arrest rates. The rate is currently 172 arrests per year in Albany county . It would be much better to be closer to 125 arrests per year in Albany county .This problem is a result of peer groups, family involvement, gang affiliation. (Jennings, Wesley, Mildred Maldonado-Molina and Kelli Komro. 2010.).

Executive Director, Associate Director, Child development and Family & Community Services Manager, Program Coordinators, Probation Officers, Parent Participation , Cooperation from Albany County Juvenile System, computers, assessments, strategies to involve families, , Meeting room, office space , .

youth under 16 will participate in Project BUILD, a program that A prevention program to help youth overcome problems they face in order to stay away from becoming a juvenile offender.

the outputs will be a monthly count of how many youth under 16 sign up for and participate in the program

The percent of arrest rates among youth will be lower for those participating in the program as compared to those not participating.

The percent of arrest rates among youth will be lower for those participating in the program as compared to those not participating.

The community problem of youth arrest rates will decline from the current amount of 172 arrests per year in Albany county closer to the desired lower level of 125 arrests per year in Albany county .

Literature Review

Jennings, Maldonado-Molina, and Komro. Youth who are affiliated with delinquent youths are more likely to become delinquent.

Tapia, M. -This study shows the positive correlation between youth gang membership and arrests.

Dembo, et al. –Parent involvement and check up is important in keeping children from engaging in criminal activity.

References Tapia, M. (2011). U.S. Juvenile Arrests: Gang

Membership, Social Class, and Labeling Effects. Youth & Society, 43(4), 1407-1432

Jennings, Wesley, Mildred Maldonado-Molina and Kelli Komro. 2010. "Sex Similarities/Differences in Trajectories of Delinquency among Urban Chicago Youth: The Role of Delinquent Peers." American Journal of Criminal Justice 35(1):56-75.

Dembo, R., Ramirez-garnica, G., Schmeidler, J., Rollie, M., Livingston, S., & Hartsfield, A. (2001). Long-Term Impact of a Family Empowerment Intervention of Juvenile Offender Recidivism.

http://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/crimnet/ojsa/juvenilearrests/index.htm

Assessment- Cross Tab and Chi Square

Youth that are not in the program that got arrestedYouth that are in the program that got arrested

Due to the fact that this is above .05, this program is not statistically significant.

Assessment- Logistic Regression

With these control factors, the program is statistically significant at .003

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