Youth at risk in Latin America and the Caribbean : understanding the causes, realizing the potential
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
©2008
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| Colección: | Directions in Development. Human Development
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Chapter 1. Introduction.
- Section I. Laying the Groundwork.
- Chapter 2. Motivations for focusing on at-risk youth.
- Chapter 3. A conceptual framework and its application for policy making.
- Chapter 4. Identifying at-risk youth for better programming and targeting.
- Section II. Informing Policy by Understanding the Trends and Causes of Risky Bahavior in LAC.
- Chapter 5. Understanding the nature and the magnitude of risky behavior.
- Chapter 6. Identifying the factors that put youth at risk.
- Section III. Helping Young People Make Good Choices: Programming, Policy, and Implementation Chapter 7. Principles for building an effective portfolio for youth at risk.
- Chapter 8. Prioritizing what works.
- Chapter 9. Moving from a wish list to action.
- Chapter 10. Investing in youth in LAC : key messages and conclusions .
- 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.
- References.
- Index