Young offenders who work, don't attend school may be more antisocial

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Many high school students work in addition to going to school, and some argue that employment is good for at-risk youths. But a new study has found that placing juvenile offenders in jobs without ensuring that they attend school may make them more antisocial.

The study, by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, Temple University, and the University of California, Irvine, appears in the journal Child Development.

While evidence suggests that working long hours during the school year has negative effects on adolescent antisocial behavior among middle- and upper-income youths, much less is known about how employment during the school year affects high-risk adolescents, particularly with respect to delinquent behavior.

To learn about the association between employment and antisocial behavior among high-risk youths, researchers studied about 1,350 serious juvenile offenders who were 14 to 17 years old at the beginning of the study. They used monthly information about employment, school attendance, and antisocial behavior over the course of five years; examples of antisocial behavior included beating up somebody, purposely destroying or damaging properly, and knowingly buying or selling stolen goods. The youths, most of whom were from low-income families, had been convicted of a felony or similarly serious non-felony offense (such as a misdemeanor sexual assault or weapons offense). School was defined as high school, vocational school, GED programs, and college.

Going to school regularly without working was associated with the least antisocial behavior, and high-intensity employment (defined as more than 20 hours a week) was associated with diminished antisocial behavior only among youths who also attended school regularly. Youths who worked long hours and didn't attend school regularly were at the greatest risk for antisocial behavior, followed by youths who worked long hours and didn't go to school at all. These effects occurred during adolescence; by early adulthood, working more than 20 hours a week was associated with lower antisocial behavior.

"Our results suggest caution in recommending employment in and of itself as a remedy for adolescents' antisocial behavior," according to Kathryn. Monahan, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, the study's lead researcher.

"As an intervention strategy during young adulthood, placing juvenile offenders in jobs may be a wise idea. But for adolescents of high school age, placing juvenile offenders in jobs without ensuring that they also attend school may exacerbate, rather than diminish, their antisocial behavior."

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Public release date: 20-Dec-2012
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Contact: Sarah Mancoll
smancoll@srcd.org
202-289-7905
Society for Research in Child Development

Many high school students work in addition to going to school, and some argue that employment is good for at-risk youths. But a new study has found that placing juvenile offenders in jobs without ensuring that they attend school may make them more antisocial.

The study, by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, Temple University, and the University of California, Irvine, appears in the journal Child Development.

While evidence suggests that working long hours during the school year has negative effects on adolescent antisocial behavior among middle- and upper-income youths, much less is known about how employment during the school year affects high-risk adolescents, particularly with respect to delinquent behavior.

To learn about the association between employment and antisocial behavior among high-risk youths, researchers studied about 1,350 serious juvenile offenders who were 14 to 17 years old at the beginning of the study. They used monthly information about employment, school attendance, and antisocial behavior over the course of five years; examples of antisocial behavior included beating up somebody, purposely destroying or damaging properly, and knowingly buying or selling stolen goods. The youths, most of whom were from low-income families, had been convicted of a felony or similarly serious non-felony offense (such as a misdemeanor sexual assault or weapons offense). School was defined as high school, vocational school, GED programs, and college.

Going to school regularly without working was associated with the least antisocial behavior, and high-intensity employment (defined as more than 20 hours a week) was associated with diminished antisocial behavior only among youths who also attended school regularly. Youths who worked long hours and didn't attend school regularly were at the greatest risk for antisocial behavior, followed by youths who worked long hours and didn't go to school at all. These effects occurred during adolescence; by early adulthood, working more than 20 hours a week was associated with lower antisocial behavior.

"Our results suggest caution in recommending employment in and of itself as a remedy for adolescents' antisocial behavior," according to Kathryn. Monahan, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, the study's lead researcher.

"As an intervention strategy during young adulthood, placing juvenile offenders in jobs may be a wise idea. But for adolescents of high school age, placing juvenile offenders in jobs without ensuring that they also attend school may exacerbate, rather than diminish, their antisocial behavior."

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Four California men plead not guilty to plotting to support al Qaeda

By Dana Feldman

RIVERSIDE, California | Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:41pm EST

RIVERSIDE, California (Reuters) - Four California men accused of plotting to join al Qaeda militants for training in Afghanistan appeared together in federal court for the first time on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to charges they conspired to support terrorists.

The Afghan-born accused ringleader, Sohiel Omar Kabir, 35, was captured in Afghanistan last month, a day after three younger co-defendants were arrested by federal agents outside of Los Angeles.

The group, all U.S. citizens or permanent residents, are accused of planning to unleash a campaign of "violent jihad" against U.S. military forces and other Americans overseas, in a case based largely on the work of a paid FBI informant.

Kabir, who served in the U.S. Air Force about a decade ago, is accused recruiting two co-conspirators to join him for training with al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to an FBI criminal complaint.

The FBI says those two men, Ralph Deleon and Miguel Alejandro Santana Vidriales, converted to Islam under Kabir's influence before he left Southern California to travel abroad in 2011. They are in turn alleged to have enlisted a third man, Arifeen David Gojali, in September.

Those three accused co-conspirators, all men in their early 20s, were arrested together in Chino, California, on November 16, two days before the FBI says they had planned to fly from Mexico to Turkey en route to join Kabir.

Each of the four is charged with a single count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.

All pleaded not guilty on Wednesday during a hearing in Riverside, east of Los Angeles, that lasted less than five minutes after their cases were merged in a superseding indictment, and a tentative trial date was set for August.

Much of the government's case hinges on conversations recorded or relayed second hand by a paid FBI informant, himself a convicted drug dealer who the government said also received "immigration benefits" in exchange for his help.

Defense lawyers have criticized the prosecution, suggesting their clients may have been entrapped by federal agents using a paid informant.

Kabir was arrested during a military raid in Kabul involving U.S. and Afghan forces, and according to the Pentagon put up fierce physical resistance, including an attempt to grab grenades and other weapons from his captors.

He suffered a fractured eye socket, facial lacerations and other injuries in the confrontation. His lawyers contend he was left with memory problems, distorted vision and difficulty keeping his balance, added to a previous diagnosis of epilepsy and separate medical issues stemming from a car accident.

According to the FBI, Kabir is a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Afghanistan and lived in the Los Angeles suburb of Pomona before leaving the country in late 2001, first traveling to Germany and then to his native country.

(Reporting by Dana Feldman; Writing by Steve Gorman; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Todd Eastham)

Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/lL70rNp08Ow/us-usa-security-california-idUSBRE8BI1LY20121219

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The Black List Scripts We Want To See

By Hannah Soo Park What do "Argo," "Looper" and "Chronicle" all have in common? Besides the fact that they were among this year's stand-out movies, all three films were once lonely scripts floating around on the famed Black List, an annual compilation of the most favored unproduced screenplays. Based on the suggestions of over 290 [...]

Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2012/12/18/black-list-scripts-we-want/

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Windows Phone web store opens in 37 new countries, adds universal search, and supports installing apps via SD card

If you had any doubts about Microsoft's efforts to actually make an impact with Windows Phone 8, let this address them. After announcing that it'd be maintaining a full staff to certify apps through the holiday period, the outfit has just revealed that its web store for apps / games is now open in 37 new locations around the globe. (You can find the full list after the break.) All told, that makes 112 supported nations, complementing the phone store that's available now in 191 markets.

As for other changes? First off, universal search is being added -- instead of having to go one place to find apps and another to search for how-to articles, you'll now see all these search results in one place. The web store has also gained support for installing apps via SD card, which Microsoft points out could be useful when a solid cellular or WiFi connection is nowhere to be found. For the full spiel, head on over to the source link.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/13/windows-phone-web-store-updates/

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Breaking News: Butch Jones named head coach | Sports

On Friday afternoon, Butch Jones and his family stood in the Peyton Manning Locker Room at Neyland Stadium and formally accepted the position as the University of Tennessee's 24th head football coach.

"It is my pleasure to introduce the head football coach of the University of Tennessee, Butch Jones."

The audience applauded as athletic director Dave Hart made the long-awaited announcement. Since former head coach Derek Dooley was released on Nov. 18, Volunteer fans anxiously anticipated the upcoming news.

Jones met with his players at the University of Cincinnati on Friday morning and told the team he would be taking a position in Knoxville. From that moment on, Jones said he considered himself a part of the tradition and family at UT.

"It truly is an honor and a privilege to be your football coach," Jones said.

Hart said one of the selling points for Jones was knowing that he would never be around a more passionate fan base than the one at Rocky Top. Jones said he and the fan base have the same expectations for the Volunteer's football program.

"It's our goal to give everyone the kind of football program that you can be extremely, extremely proud of and continue to build upon the legacy and the proud tradition that the University of Tennessee has been so proud of throughout the years," Jones said. "To our great and passionate fan base and everyone here who loves this program, we will be working to be champions each and every day."

Jones said he was ready to begin work immediately.

"I'm fired up because I just left my new team and we started in small steps to just lay the foundation and the standard that's gonna be in our football program," Jones said. "I'm excited to roll my sleeves up and get started."

Some of his first tasks will be bringing together a team of coaches and staff who will be able to support the program Jones hopes to create.

"I can assure you that we will put together the best football staff in the country, not just the South Eastern Conference, but the entire country," Jones said. "I have a checklist of what I'm looking for."

Jones said he's looking for coaches with character who can teach his players the game of life and the game of football. He said he wants his staff to be focused on character and motivation on and off the field.

"We want great teachers and individuals who have a passion to be here at the University of Tennessee," Jones said.

Despite a concern that Jones was not Hart's first choice as coaching candidate, Hart said he felt Jones was the man for the job.

"Butch was on that short list all along, but we did not get face to face till last evening. I knew he was weighing the Colorado job, I knew he had been offered a couple other jobs, and I knew he felt secure in Cincinnati," Hart said. "But it was not 20 minutes into what turned out to be a conversation that lasted throughout the night that I could see genuine passion. It wasn't artificial when he said, 'Dave, this is my dream job' and I knew that was coming from his heart."

Jones said he wasn't worried about his future at Tennessee.

"I think I was my wife's third choice and that's worked out for 20 years," Jones said to a roomful of laughter.

Jones added that Alabama head coach Nick Saban and LSU head coach Les Miles have both had successful coaching careers after coming to the SEC with no experience in the league. His own 50-27 record (.649) through six seasons as a head coach speaks for itself.

Jones has won four conference championships in his six years experience, in the Big East at Cincinnati and the Mid-American Conference at Central Michigan.

In closing, Jones once again committed himself to the university and to the program.

"I will give my all for Tennessee today," Jones said.

Source: http://utdailybeacon.com/breaking-news/2012dec7-butch-jones-named-head-coach/

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Michigan State, Michigan volleyball set to battle in Sweet 16 of NCAA tourney

Volleyball freep.com??? It has been raining a lot lately in southern California, and that's just fine with Michigan State volleyball coach Cathy George. The Spartans earned themselves an extended stay after last weekend's NCAA tournament upset of defending national champion UCLA, but George said her team mostly has been preparing for tonight's Sweet 16 match against Michigan -- one of the biggest moments in the history of both programs -- and preparing for next week's finals.

Source: http://www.spartansportspage.com/story/title/michigan-state-michigan-volleyball-set-to-battle-in-sweet-16-of-ncaa-tourney

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