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. 2016 Oct 20;62(1):15–29. doi: 10.1007/s00038-016-0909-6

Table 4.

Synthesis of the results

Outcome Number of studies that:
Measured it Documented a reductiona Documented an increasea
Homicides (official records or perception of occurrence)b 2 2 0
Youth engament in violent behaviour (fights, bullying, antisocial behaviours), self-reported 3 2 1
Youth engagement in crime, deviant behaviours, vandalism, etc., self-reported 2 0 1c
Presence of youth violence within the school/community, as reported by others 6 6 1

Interventions to prevent youth violence. Latin America, 2015

aStudies that documented a significant result with p ≤ 0.05 in at least one measurement

bIn addition, one study measured juvenile violent crimes including but not limited to homicides and documented a statistical significant reduction post-intervention

cThe second study also documented an increase but not information on p values were provided