“What do you want tobe when you grow up?”

“Alive.”

JamaicaIntegrated CommunityDevelopment Project

PROJECT CONTEXT

• Homicide Rate: 41 / 100,000• Since Sunday:

PROJECT CONTEXT

• More prevention methodologies

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PROJECT CONTEXT

MAIN RESEARCH QUESTION

• Does a school-based intervention for 8th graders lower their risk for involvement in criminal or violent activity?

OUTLINE

Population: 8th graders; 14 schools; 7 communities

Intervention:Academic Support + Conflict-Management Skills

Control:8th graders in same school not in programme

Outcome:Lowering Risk Profile for Criminal Involvement(dropout rate, educational attainment, disruptive behaviour)

Time: 1 year; cohort tracked over 4 years

STUDY DESIGN

• Eligibility criteria: Standardised exam results, school grades, attendance, contact with the justice system, disruptive behaviour in school, sex (as a ratio)

• Randomisation (possibly stratified)

MEASUREMENT

• Registration form personal data, parent consent, student assent

• Attendance records• Pre- and post-testing• School grades / rank• Standardised tests: Grade Nine Achievement

Test, CXC-CSEC (O-Level / GCSE equivalent)• Reported fights; remand data

NEXT STEPS

• Collection and, as necessary, computerisation of administrative data

• Use data to identify eligible population• Create/Find and standardise pre- and post-test• Determine curriculum (inc. subjects)• Identify tutor recruitment strategy• Identify student-tutor ratio• Pilot testing?