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Employment: A Promising Approach to Reducing Youth Crime in Urban Areas
SESSION INFO
Monday, August 25, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Session Type: Workshop
This workshop underscores the potential of employment to reduce crime by providing meaningful employment opportunities for justice-impacted youth. The theoretical foundations of social control, routine activities, and strain theories support the effectiveness of youth employment in crime prevention. The empirical evidence, drawn from diverse studies, consistently demonstrates the positive impact of employment on reducing criminal behavior and fostering positive youth development. Policymakers and stakeholders should invest in the implementation and expansion of workforce and skill development and employment as an important strategy to address crime and promote social integration among urban youth.
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SESSION PRESENTERS
Rasheem Rasheem
Senior Associate, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Rasheem is an Independent Scholar and Social Scientist whose scholarship encourages a critical examination of society and culture through the lens of race, gender, and class. Her educational background is interdisciplinary, and includes a Bachelors degree in Social Science, a minor in Sociology, a Masters’ in Nonprofit Management and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Social Work. She has been a Principal Investigator on at least five different qualitative research initiatives and has spoken on the topic of equity at over 30 academic and professional conferences.
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