Abstract
A process and outcome evaluation of 10 Police Working with Youth Programs was conducted. Process results indicated that the core components of the programs were consistent with those identified in previous literature as characteristic of quality youth development programs. Outcome results indicated that youth participants reported significantly improved attitudes toward police and social support received from significant, non-familial adults. Two subgroups of youth, most notably minority youth and younger participants in lower grade levels, reported positive changes in their capacity to resist peer pressures. Minority youth reported positive changes in their sense of mastery over stressful life situations. Relationships between core program components and youth outcomes also were examined. Implications of the findings and future process and outcome evaluations of youth programs are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Stephen; Sabatelli, Ronald; and Trachtenberg, Jennifer
(2008)
"A Process and Outcome Evaluation of
Police Working with Youth Programs,"
Journal of Youth Development: Vol. 3:
Iss.
2, Article 9.
Available at:
https://open.clemson.edu/jyd/vol3/iss2/9