A study by researchers at Northeastern University says that low-income teenagers who hold jobs over the summer are less likely to engage in violence. The study polled 421 teenagers who found jobs through a youth violence prevention collaborative and found that the numbers of youths who reported taking part in an act of violence dropped after the job program ended. The study also found that employment during the summertime helped teenagers find jobs in the fall. Officials in the city of Boston have held up the study as proof that work experience can deter acts of violence, and hope to continue similar youth employment programs throughout the year.
See "Summer jobs add up to less violence in study", Travis Andersen, The Boston Globe, July 8, 2013