Parenting Wisely

This is a digital intervention of parental training and strengthening of relationships aimed at parents and children, and managed through the autonomous use of computers by the users themselves. The objective is to reduce children’s behavioral problems and improve family bonds.
The program offers roleplaying videos of conflict situations experienced by families, and users must choose the best option for conflict resolution. Through scores and comments, the program points out the most common mistakes made by parents and teaches efficient parenting strategies and skills.

Perry Preschool Project

This is a preschool program for children 3 and 4 years of age aimed at developing cognitive skills and attitudes to facilitate the transition into the school system, increasing opportunities for active learning.
Most children attend the program for 2 years, for 7 months of the year, 5 days a week and 2.5 hours a day, including weekly home visits by preschool teachers. In addition, the program team facilitates monthly meetings in small groups of parents. The methodology was first applied in an experiment in the 1970s, and its results continue to be measured to this day.

Familias Unidas

This is a multilevel family program for Hispanic families with adolescent children. The goal is to prevent problematic behaviors that start in adolescence through parent training and the creation of a culturally relevant support network.
The intervention is guided by a facilitator in three steps:
1) Involvement of parents in the intervention and promotion of cohesion among parent group participants.

SNAP® Under 12 Outreach Project

This is a multisystem program for families and children under the age of 12 with antisocial behavior problems.
The intervention has six components:
1) Children’s group: structured group that teaches children cognitive behavioral self-control and structured problem-solving techniques.
2) Parent group: teaches self-control, problem-solving skills, and effective child behavior management strategies.
3) Individual tutors: program professionals provide support to children to enhance the skills learned in the children’s group and achieve intervention goals,

Operation Safe Streets (Philadelphia, PA)

Street policing strategy program focused on rapid response to violent crime and drug-related problems.
The intervention occurs through the apprehension and deterrence of individuals who have committed violent crimes or have contributed to creating a disorderly environment in certain areas.
It involves situational and environmental actions, such as the provision of police officers in target areas, graffiti removal, and community social services interventions to encourage community participation in crime prevention.

Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI)

This is a therapeutic crisis care strategy that engages children or adolescents with chronic patterns of self-destructive behavior to transform this situation into learning opportunities. The program involves training adults (parents, teachers, etc.) to help children feel secure and self-confident, and therefore understand their self-destructive behavior patterns and create lasting changes.
The program is structured in six phases:
1) Drainage: refers to “draining” the child’s or adolescent’s intense emotions and getting them to acknowledge their feelings.

Policing Experiment in Medellin Hot Spots

This is a program developed to act on the city’s hot spots. In the first phase of the study, the city was divided into 37,055 street segments, with an average radius of 90 meters.
In the second stage, 3% of the segments with the highest crime records were identified, resulting in 967 “hot” segments.
In the third stage, a random draw was conducted, and 384 segments were chosen. In these segments, patrolling was expanded, with the inclusion of six agents responsible for the quadrant.
The agents paid seven 15-minute visits over the course of a day, monitored by GPS.

Baltimore City (MD) Drug Treatment Court

This is a program to monitor adults with substance use problems and those accused of non-violent crimes.
Offenders are referred to the Drug Court evaluation unit, where they are checked for suitability for the program, motivation and need for treatment.
The components of the program involve:
1) Intensive supervision;
2) Testing for drug abuse;
3) Treatment for drug addiction; and
4) Judicial monitoring.

Public Surveillance Project

It is a public surveillance program whose objective is to prevent crime and disorder through the implementation of video surveillance cameras.

The video surveillance cameras were installed in high-crime areas, equipped with night and panoramic vision devices, and the viewing monitors were located in the monitoring center, where the image records were archived for a maximum of two weeks.

Restorative Justice Conferences (London, England)

This is a restorative justice program that empowers victims of home invasion and burglary. The objective is to reduce post-traumatic stress symptoms in victims and the risk of recidivism in offenders.
The program promotes meetings between offenders and victims in the presence of facilitators and aims to empower victims to confront the perpetrators of the crime, as well as to work through the trauma suffered.