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Deterrent Effect of Curfew Enforcement: Operation Nightwatch in St. Louis, 2003-2005
This study was conducted between December 2003 and January
2005, to determine if the curfew check program in St. Louis, Missouri,
known as Nightwatch, was meeting its stated goals of reducing
recidivism and victimization among juvenile offenders. The study was
conducted using a pretest and two post-tests on an experimental group
and a comparison group. The pretest (Time 1) was given to 118
juveniles. The first post-test (Time 2) was completed by 78 juveniles
and the second post-test (Time 3) was completed by 37 juveniles. The
tests were designed to measure the respondents' perceptions of
certainty of punishment, as well as to measure their out of home
activities. Important variables included in the study are levels of
parental supervision, self-reported behaviors of the juvenile
respondent, perceived severity of punishments, measures of
impulsiveness, and self-reported victimization of the respondent, as
well as variables related to the Nightwatch program, including the
number of visits, sanctions or rewards received by the respondent.
Complete Metadata
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| description | This study was conducted between December 2003 and January 2005, to determine if the curfew check program in St. Louis, Missouri, known as Nightwatch, was meeting its stated goals of reducing recidivism and victimization among juvenile offenders. The study was conducted using a pretest and two post-tests on an experimental group and a comparison group. The pretest (Time 1) was given to 118 juveniles. The first post-test (Time 2) was completed by 78 juveniles and the second post-test (Time 3) was completed by 37 juveniles. The tests were designed to measure the respondents' perceptions of certainty of punishment, as well as to measure their out of home activities. Important variables included in the study are levels of parental supervision, self-reported behaviors of the juvenile respondent, perceived severity of punishments, measures of impulsiveness, and self-reported victimization of the respondent, as well as variables related to the Nightwatch program, including the number of visits, sanctions or rewards received by the respondent. |
| distribution |
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"title": "Deterrent Effect of Curfew Enforcement: Operation Nightwatch in St. Louis, 2003-2005",
"accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04302.v1"
}
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|
| identifier |
"3141"
|
| issued | 2005-11-14T00:00:00 |
| keyword |
[
"crime prevention",
"curfew",
"delinquent behavior",
"juvenile courts",
"juvenile crime",
"juvenile justice",
"juvenile offenders",
"juvenile sentencing",
"outcome evaluation",
"punishment",
"recidivism",
"status offenses",
"victimization"
]
|
| language |
[
"eng"
]
|
| license | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
| modified | 2005-11-14T00:00:00 |
| programCode |
[
"011:060"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "National Institute of Justice",
"@type": "org:Organization",
"subOrganizationOf": {
"id": 22,
"name": "Office of Justice Programs",
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"name": "Department of Justice",
"acronym": "DOJ"
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}
|
| rights | These data are restricted due to the increased risk of violation of confidentiality of respondent and subject data. |
| title | Deterrent Effect of Curfew Enforcement: Operation Nightwatch in St. Louis, 2003-2005 |
