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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Delinquency1
Juvenile Gangs1
Law Enforcement1
Middle School Students1
Police1
Program Effectiveness1
Program Evaluation1
Student Attitudes1
Student Behavior1
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US Department of Justice1
Author
Esbensen, Finn-Aage1
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Elementary Secondary Education1
Middle Schools1
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Evaluating G.R.E.A.T.: A School-Based Gang Prevention Program. Research for Policy.
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Esbensen, Finn-Aage – US Department of Justice, 2004
The Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) program differs from typical efforts to reduce gang involvement in that the G.R.E.A.T. program does not target at-risk youth but rather targets its classroom-based program at all middle school students. The three main objectives of the 9-hour curriculum taught by uniformed officers are to:…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Middle School Students, Student Behavior