Redirecting the Lives of Urban Black Males

An Assessment of Milwaukee's Midnight Basketball League

Bibliographic Data

ID6077026
AuthorsWalter C Farrell, Jr Walter C Farrell, James H Johnson (0000-0002-5619-3871), Jr James H Johnson, Marty Sapp, Roger M Pumphrey, Shirley Freeman
Year1996
Volume2
Issue4
Pages91-107
Publication date1996-05-27
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j125v02n04_06
OpenAlexW1485096275
LanguageEN
Citations received8

Midnight Basketball is one example of a new generation of social resource programs which are designed to mend the social fabric of inner city communities. In this paper, we present the results of an evaluation of Milwaukee's Midnight Basketball League, In the Paint at One Two, which indicates that the ''returns'' on the money invested in the program are far greater than the returns on the enormously popular punitive and paternalistic policies and programs currently advocated at all levels of government. During the first year, the Midnight Basketball program (1) reduced crime rates by 30% in the target area, (2) created a safe haven in which participants (and the fans) could engage in positive social activities, (3) channeled the energy of gang members in a positive direction, and (4) significantly improved the educational and career aspirations of program participants. Nearly all of the participants indicate that such leagues should be developed throughout the city of Milwaukee

Basketball · Criminology · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics · Haven · League · Midnight · Political science · Punitive damages · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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