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Title: The Relationship Between New York City Youth And Community Development Center Placement And Local Crime

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2023

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Abstract: After-school programs (ASPs) and Summer Youth Employment Programs (SYEPs) are becoming increasingly popular, due in part to their potential to reduce crime. Prior research shows that there is an inverse relationship between participation in these programs and the probability of engaging in criminal activity. However, these studies are largely conducted at the individual level, meaning that they do not provide estimates of programmatic impacts on aggregate-level criminal activity. The current study investigates the effect of youth and young adult programs on neighboring crime rates over time. Specifically, using block groups as the unit of analysis, a fixed effects regression model is used to evaluate the relationship between the availability of ASPs and SYEPs and crime rates from 2019 to 2021 across New York City’s (NYC) five boroughs. I find no evidence of a statistically significant relationship between program site locations and crime, even when I disaggregate my data according to crime type (i.e., violent and property crime) and program type (i.e., ASPs and SYEPs), or when I vary the year in which I measure my dependent variable (by allowing for the possibility that changes in site locations might affect future crime rates).

Url: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2808127958?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true

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Authors: Spilka, Nathaniel H

Institution: Georgetown University

Department: Public Policy

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Publisher Location: Washington DC

Pages: 1-57

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Topics: Crime and Deviance

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