Youth at risk in Latin America and the Caribbean understanding the causes, realizing the potential /
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
c2008.
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| Series: | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
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Table of Contents:
- Why do young people deserve special attention?
- Key messages
- Designing effective interventions
- Policy conclusions
- Introduction
- The motivation for the study
- Definitions, data, and methodologies
- The organization of the report
- Laying the groundwork
- Motivations for focusing on at-risk youth
- The youth cohort, particularly those considered at-risk, is growing
- The costs of not investing in at-risk youth is very high for young people, their families, and society
- A conceptual framework and its application for policymaking
- The conceptual framework and definitions
- Moving from the conceptual framework to policy
- Identifying at-risk youth for better programming and targeting
- A characterization of at-risk youth
- Using the risk typology for targeting prevention programs
- Using the risk typology for targeting for second chances
- Conclusions
- Informing policy by understanding of the trends and causes of risky behavior in LAC
- Understanding the nature and the magnitude of risky behavior
- Leaving school without learning
- Difficult integration into the labor market : joblessness and job turnover
- Risky sexual behavior
- Crime and violence
- Substance use
- Identifying the factors that put youth at risk
- Why do young people engage in risky behavior
- Key factors correlated with risky behaviors
- Cumulative effect of factors
- Conclusions
- Helping young people to make good choices : programming, policy, and implementation
- Principles for building an effective portfolio for youth at risk
- Investing in at-risk youth leads to lower demands on the public purse in the future
- Preventing risky behavior begins at birth
- At-risk youth need second chances
- Effective targeting is the key to results
- The most effective portfolio will prioritize policies and programs that affect multiple risks
- Include only effective policies in the portfolio
- Prioritizing what works
- Core policies : strategies that work and are recommended for implementation
- Nine promising approaches that ought to work and should be tried, accompanied by careful impact evaluation
- General policies with a surprisingly strong effect on youth at risk
- Moving from a wish list to action
- Improving the portfolio for at-risk youth in a budget-constrained environment : reallocate resources away from ineffective programs toward recommended programs
- Improving the portfolio for at-risk youth in a budget-constrained environment : collecting, analyzing, and using data
- Assign and coordinate institutional responsibilities based on comparative advantages
- Investing in youth in LAC : key messages and conclusions
- Key messages
- Defining an effective portfolio of policies and programs
- Moving forward
- Appendix A : Population in LAC by age and sex
- Appendix B : Methodology for estimating the cost of negative youth behavior
- Appendix C : Methodology for devising the typology of at-risk youth
- Appendix D : Measuring youth outcomes
- Appendix E : Estimated taxpayer costs and crime-reduction benefits of 16 crime prevention programs
- Appendix F : Sources of information for evaluated programs.