Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 3 Strategies Business Government Mixed Evidence Evidence of Ineffectiveness Increase worker employability Prevent neighborhood crime and violence Community Safety Employment Clear all Bookmark this strategy Ban the Box Prohibit criminal history questions on job applications and postpone background checks Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Employment Bookmark this strategy Juvenile curfews Restrict youth under a certain age from being in public places during certain hours, usually at night Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Community Safety Bookmark this strategy Scared Straight Organize tours of prison facilities for juvenile delinquents or youth at risk of delinquency and allow them to observe prison life and attend inmates’ presentations; also called juvenile awareness programs Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Community Safety
Bookmark this strategy Ban the Box Prohibit criminal history questions on job applications and postpone background checks Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Employment
Bookmark this strategy Juvenile curfews Restrict youth under a certain age from being in public places during certain hours, usually at night Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Community Safety
Bookmark this strategy Scared Straight Organize tours of prison facilities for juvenile delinquents or youth at risk of delinquency and allow them to observe prison life and attend inmates’ presentations; also called juvenile awareness programs Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Community Safety