Alive at 25: Reducing Youth Violence Through Monitoring and Support by Wendy S. McClanahan June 2004, 38 pages In 1999, seeking to reduce Philadelphia's homicide rate and put youthful offenders on the path to a productive adulthood, various Philadelphia agencies and organizations, including Public/Private Ventures, partnered to form the Youth Violence Reduction Partnership (YVRP). The project's goal is to steer youth, ages 14 to 24 and at greatest risk of killing or being killed, toward productive lives through increased support and supervision. This report describes YVRP and presents early evidence the initiative may be reducing homicides. Hard Copy Price: $5.00 order online   free download Tags: Crime Reduction and Reentry, Research < Back to previous