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Kaleb Malone1, Antwan Hogue, Edmond Naman
1From the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine (K.M.) and Department of Internal Medicine (A.H.), University of South Alabama; Juvenile Court of Mobile County (E.N.), James T. Strickland Youth Center; City of Mobile (C.G.); and Department of Surgery (A.H., J.D.S., A.Y.W.), University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama.
Background:
Gun violence disproportionately affects young Black men, but the impact extends to families and communities. Those at highest risk are teens delinquent of gun crimes. While there is no nationally accepted juvenile rate of recidivism, previous literature reveals rearrest rates from 50% to 80% in high-risk youth, and some reports show that up to 40% of delinquent juveniles are incarcerated in adult prisons before the age of 25 years. We hypothesize that Project Inspire, a hospital-led comprehensive intervention, reduces recidivism among high-risk teens.
Methods:
Led by a level 1 trauma center, key community stakeholders including the juvenile court, city, and city police department joined forces to create a community-wide program aimed at curbing gun violence in high-risk individuals. Participants, aged 13 to 18 years, are selected by the juvenile gun court. They underwent a rigorous 3-week program with a curriculum incorporating the following: trauma-informed training and confidence building, educational/professional development, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and career-specific job shadowing and mentorship. Rates of recidivism were measured annually.
Results:
Project Inspire has hosted two classes in 2018 and 2019, graduating nine participants aged 14 to 17 years. Sixty-seven percent were Black. All were males. At 1 year, none of the graduates reoffended. At 2 years, one participant reoffended. At 3 years, no additional participants reoffended. No graduate reoffended as a juvenile. Thus, the overall rate of recidivism for Project Inspire is 11% to date. Eighty-nine percent of graduates received a diploma, general educational development, or obtained employment.
Conclusion:
Project Inspire is a hospital-led initiative that effectively reduces recidivism among juveniles delinquent of gun crimes. This sets the framework for trauma centers nationwide to lead in establishing impactful, comprehensive, gun-violence intervention strategies.
Level Of Evidence:
Prognostic and Epidemiological; Level V.
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