Youth Violence and Safety MAY 3, 2021 Focus: The financial and social costs & benefits of prevention vs those of the formal justice system Goal: Calculating and articulating these costs & benefits to advocate for investments in prevention KEY TAKEAWAYS i. [...] disciplinary time to facilitate re-entry and • Child exposure to violence leads to adoption of productive, violent-free habits subconsciously copied behavior, exacerbated Modeling the cost of status quo is a powerful when the environment normalizes violence advocacy tool to fund preventative measures. [...] range of long-term outcomes, attributable risk • Exposure can occur directly or via media; latter increase of those outcomes due to exposure to has weaker effect violence, and the cost of those outcomes. [...] • Academic work is striking but impact limited • Key values: respect, dignity, and equality • Challenging to evaluate programs and track real • Working with all children, not only highest risk, savings to public budgets, especially long-term ensures values and language are embedded • Impact continues well beyond school as children KEY EXAMPLES learn to advocate for themselves • Voice of Child Asso. [...] teachers (Ukraine) • Vary in their experiences, education, and personal trauma exposure RECOMMENDED RESOURCES • Some cause initial exposure to violence or • “The Tragedy of Wasted Funds and Broken trauma, generating intergenerational cycle Dreams: An Economic Analysis of Childhood • Others reflect, change mindset, and become Exposure to Crime and Violence” by Michal Gilad engaged in countering vio.
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