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CREATED:20231212T092315
SUMMARY:Lunch seminar: Micaela Sviatschi - Princeton University
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:\n\nCan Attitudinal Changes Toward Reporting Curb Violence? An Experimental
  School Intervention in Peru\n\n\nAbstract:\nThis paper explores a preventa
 tive approach to reduce youth violence in urban settings of developing coun
 tries. In the context of Peru, we examine a school-based intervention aimed
  at changing attitudes toward reporting violence, using a randomized contro
 l trial. The intervention trained students and key school personnel through
  classroom discussions, and an online platform for reporting and solving in
 cidents using less punitive practices. Our findings, drawn from student sur
 vey data, school records, and police data, show a 50 percent decline in you
 th violent crime in treated schools and their surrounding areas. These effe
 cts primarily stem from changes in attitudes and behaviors concerning the r
 eporting of violence. Using school records and data from the online platfor
 m, we find that students increase their reporting of violence, with most ca
 ses being successfully resolved in the schools. The drop in school violence
  also has beneficial long-term effects: there is a noticeable decrease in s
 chool dropout rates, higher test scores and a lower likelihood of school pe
 rpetrators engaging in adult criminal activities four years post-interventi
 on. These results underscore the effectiveness of initiatives that encourag
 e reporting of violence in school settings, in reducing crime, and fosterin
 g a safe environment without stigmatizing perpetrators.\n
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