A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Scenarios and Solutions Gang Prevention Program, California, 2022-2023 (ICPSR 39126)
Version Date: Jan 30, 2025 View help for published
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Stacy Calhoun, University of California, Los Angeles
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR39126.v1
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This dataset consists of de-identified school-based clinic data that were collected as part of a randomized controlled trial of a curriculum-based gang prevention program conducted between 2022 and 2023 in California. All activities conducted by the partnering school-based clinic were carried out as part of their standard operating procedures and were therefore determined not to constitute research. Students identified as high risk for gang involvement were referred to the school-based clinic for gang prevention services. Students enrolling in the clinic for gang prevention services were randomized to either receive the intervention immediately or be placed on a waitlist. Both groups received standard clinic services. Students completed an intake assessment during their first clinic visit that included the Pediatric ACEs and Related Life Events Screener (PEARLS) as well as eight scales (Antisocial Tendencies, Impulsivity, Neutralization, Parental Supervision, Peer Influence, Peer Delinquency, Family Gang Influence, and Delinquency) drawn from the Gang Risk of Entry Factors (GREF) assessment tool. The clinic attempted to conduct 3-month follow-up assessments with these students that included five scales (Antisocial Tendencies, Impulsivity, Neutralization, Parental Supervision, and Peer Influence) drawn from the GREF tool.
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Access to these data is restricted. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete a Restricted Data Use Agreement, specify the reason for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research.
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The main objective of this study was to conduct a randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a curriculum-based gang prevention program in addressing gang risk factors within a school setting.
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The staff at the participating school-based clinic worked with school administrators to identify students who were at risk of joining a gang. After receiving parental consents, the student was formally enrolled to receive services at the clinic.
All students who enrolled into the clinic's gang prevention services were randomized to either receive the intervention right away or be put on a waitlist for future offerings.
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Middle school and high school students enrolled in a school-based clinic's gang prevention services.
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Variables in this study include information on participant demographics, adverse childhood experiences, critical life events, antisocial/prosocial tendencies, parental supervision, impulsivity, neutralizations, peer influences, family gang influences, peer delinquency, and self-reported delinquency.
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A total of 43 students enrolled in the clinic's gang prevention services. All of the students completed an intake assessment and 72% completed their follow-up assessment.
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Scales from the Gang Risk of Entry Factors (GREF) (Hennigan et al., 2015)
Pediatrics adverse childhood experiences and related life events screener (PEARLS) (Koita et al., 2018)
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