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African-American Males in Chicago: Pathways From Early Childhood Intervention to Reduced Violence

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Giovanelli, Alison, Hayakawa, Momoko, Englund, Michelle M., Reynolds, Arthur J.·2018·Journal of Adolescent Health
DOI 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.08.012PMC PMC6003243
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Purpose Extreme youth violence is a salient public health crisis in Chicago, particularly among African-American males. This article examines mechanisms through which a preschool intervention program, the Child-Parent Center program, in inner-city Chicago may divert high-risk males from pathways leading to violent criminal behavior. Methods We conducted a path analysis from early environmental factors to socioemotional competencies through parent involvement and achievement to violent arrest in emerging adulthood. African-American male participants (N = 677) were followed from age 3 to age 27. Results Child-Parent Center program attendance initiates a pathway to increased third grade academic achievement and parent involvement, which positively impacts socioemotional competencies and acting out behaviors in adolescence. High parent involvement and low acting out behaviors had direct effects on violent crime in emerging adulthood. Conclusions High parent involvement in school, fostered by early childhood intervention, promotes adaptive behaviors in adolescence and reduces arrest for violent crime in emerging adulthood.

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  • The Chicago Child-Parent Center evaluation found lower rates of arrest for adolescents and emerging adults twenty-four years after participation (17% vs. 25%, p<0.01).

    “An evaluation of the Chicago Child-Parent Center (CPC) using a quasi-experimental study design also found lower rates of arrest for adolescents and emerging adults twenty-four years after their participation in the program (17% vs. 25%, p<0.01).”

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    The Methods describe a quasi-experimental CPC comparison, and the Results > Path Analysis report an indirect pathway to fewer violent-crime arrests in emerging adulthood. Our copy does not report the claimed 17% versus 25% rates or p<0.01; it reports β = −.08, p = .05 for the pathway. The study measured violent arrests at ages 18–27, not arrests across both adolescence and emerging adulthood. (LLM, conf=0.89)

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Authors
Giovanelli, A., Hayakawa, M., Englund, M. M., & Reynolds, A. J.
Affiliations
University of Minnesota (US)
Corresponding author
Giovanelli, Alison
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Adolescent Health
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-01
Volume
62
Issue
1
Pages
80-86
ISSN
1054-139X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.08.012
PMC
PMC6003243
OpenAlex
W2766022481
Cited by
38
References
30
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1
FWCI
1.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Adolescent Health (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD034294-21)
  • Office of Innovation, U.S. Department of Education (U411B110098)
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Student Fellowship Program (00039202)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Youth Development and Social Support
  • Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
Keywords
African American men, youth violence, Child-Parent Center, early childhood intervention, parental involvement, socioemotional skills, academic performance, emerging adulthood, acting out
MeSH terms
Achievement, Adolescent, Adult, Aggression, Black or African American, Chicago, Child, Child, Preschool, Crime, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Poverty, Residence Characteristics, Schools, Violence, Early Intervention, Educational, Young Adult

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