Poster #142 - Main Elements of Top-Rated Mentoring Programs that Reduce Delinquency

• In Event: Poster Session II (posters 80 – 155)

Abstract

Youth mentorship programs are meant to find and train volunteers to provide support to youth while they spend one-on-one time together regularly (DuBois & Keller, 2017). This study aims to examine the elements of top-rated juvenile mentoring programs utilized to aid in reducing delinquency. This study utilizes an inductive thematic analysis examining peer-reviewed literature and evaluation studies of the programs.

Authors

• Annette Quintero, New Mexico State University

• Mari Esther Edwards, New Mexico State University

• David Keys, New Mexico State University