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According to the UCR data for 15-24 year olds, the male homicide rate in 2013 was 18 times higher for
Blacks than for Whites. Recent programs like “Becoming a Man” developed by Chicago nonprofit group
Youth Guidance and policies like “My Brother’s Keeper” initiated by President Obama have made use of
the data regarding Black crime rates in an attempt to find potential solutions. Read the following two articles
that present recent crime data regarding urban youth crime and potential preventive measure that can be
taken.
Read “Youth Exposure to Violence Prevention Programs in a National Sample” and “Preventing Youth
Violence: Opportunities for Action.”
In an essay of 750-1,000 words, address the following:
According to David-Ferdon and Simon (2014), why is youth violence such a critical problem, and what are
the costs?
Describe the study design used by Finkelhor et al. (2014). Include the sample population, and data
collection and analysis methods. What were the limitations of this type of study? What were the findings?
Overall, what does the evidence show to be true about youth violence prevention programs, and how
should they be implemented in the future to be most effective?
Be sure to cite three to five relevant scholarly sources in support of your content