Academic Achievement: Behaviors Related to Delinquency


As expected, QOP, which provided developmental life skills activities and volunteer activities in addition to educational services, had a positive impact on all long-term outcomes measured.  QOP participants had fewer arrests than youths in the control group.  CAR, which also targets social and emotional outcomes, had a mostly positive impact on participants.  CAR participants were less likely to sell drugs and to have peers involved in delinquent activities.  However, unlike QOP participants, CAR program youth were not found to be less involved with the juvenile justice system.  No difference in gang membership was found between participants and the control group in CAR. 

 
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