In comparison to control group:
- Program participants report significantly fewer convictions and violations of probation (.10 and .06 convictions vs. .27). Impacts are greatest for children of unmarried, low SES mothers.
- Program participants are less likely to spend time in jail (21 percent vs. 24 percent).
- Program participants report fewer convictions for a crime (22 percent vs. 25 percent).
- Program participants show no difference in average number of weeks in jail.
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