YPI IMPACT

In 2019, YPI was named a promising program by the US Department of Homeland Security.

YPI EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES

YPI aligns with established evidence-based principles and recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing and the OJJDP approved Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.).
YPI evidence based practice diagram

YPI RESULTS & OUTCOMES

From suspicion and mistrust to finding common grounds
YPI has benefited from numerous research studies demonstrating its efficacy in reducing negative youth/police interactions, as well as juvenile crime.

YOUTH OUTCOMES

240% SHIFT
FROM NEUTRAL TO STRONGLY AGREE IN RESPONSE TO:
"I know at least an officer I can trust."
200% SHIFT
FROM DISAGREE
TO AGREE IN RESPONSE TO:
"The police really care about what is good for the neighborhood."
110% RATING 
INCREASE
IN RESPONSE TO:
"Police officers are honest."

POLICE OUTCOMES

140% SHIFT
FROM NEUTRAL TO STRONGLY AGREE IN RESPONSE TO:
"I don't feel confident when communicating with teenagers."
87% SHIFT
FROM AGREE
TO DISAGREE IN RESPONSE TO:
"Talking with teenagers in the neighborhood I patrol and getting them to share information is very difficult."
75% RATING 
DECREASE
IN RESPONSE TO:
"Teens in the neighborhood I patrol are very different that I was at the same age."
The Case for Youth Police Initiative: Interdependent Fates and the Power of Peace (Innovations in Policing)
by Dr. Nina Rose Fischer
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