Truancy Programs

Are the Effects Too Easily Washed Away

Bibliographic Data

ID9728745
AuthorsJennifer L Huck (Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana), Jennifer Huck (0000-0003-2839-8412, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume43
Issue4
Pages499-516
Publication date2011-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation and Urban Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-1245 • E-ISSN: 1552-3535
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0013124510380716
OpenAlexW2151295277
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited29

Truancy has been identified as a risk factor of criminal behavior but results are mixed as to the best means to reduce this school-based concern. The Truancy Prevention Initiative has been implemented in New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina under the direction of the Recovery School District to reduce levels of truancy, increase graduation rates, and decrease youth crime. This article emphasizes the statutes and ordinances behind this initiative in order for it to be compared to current evidence-based literature to forecast its effectiveness. In addition, social disorganization and deterrence theories are used to analyze the foundational elements of the Truancy Prevention Initiative. The Truancy Prevention Initiative is a promising program that requires process and outcome evaluations to draw a stronger conclusion of its effectiveness

Criminology · Deterrence (psychology · Graduation (instrument · Political science · Statute · Truancy · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Engineering · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Psychology · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance

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