Completed Projects : Education and Workforce Development
Policy Articles
Leveraging Augmented Reality (AR) to Enhance STEM Education and Career Awareness
Improving Job Quality in the Childcare Sector
Boston’s Summer Youth Employment Program
How Can Summer Jobs Reduce Crime Among Youth? Brookings Institution
As cities across the nation struggle to decrease crime, this article discusses the impacts of Summer Youth Employment Programs on later criminality among youth, primarily exploring if short-term behavioral changes were linked to long-term benefits. The findings of the conducted study found participants to be 35% less likely to commit violent crimes, 57% less likely to commit property crimes. Youth additionally experienced increases in social skills and positive attitudes/aspirations, with younger and disadvantaged youths experiencing the greatest benefits.
The Promises of Summer Youth Employment Programs: Lessons from Randomized Evaluations. Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
Examining the outcomes of SYEP participation, this article regards a study conducted on the programs’ benefits. The study found that SYEPs increased employment and wages, decreased criminal activity and negative social outcomes, while impacts on educational outcomes and formal sector employment were ambiguous.
Peer Reviewed Articles
How Do Summer Youth Employment Programs Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes, and for Whom? Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.
This publication researches the impact of Summer Youth Employment Programs (SYEPs) on crime. Measured through arraignments in the year and a half following the conclusion of the programs, this study found that SYEPs reduced violent crime by 35% over the trial period.