Deterrent Effect of Curfew Enforcement: Operation Nightwatch in St. Louis, 2003-2005
This study was conducted between December 2003 and January
2005, to determine if the curfew check program in St. Louis, Missouri,
known as Nightwatch, was meeting its stated goals of reducing
recidivism and victimization among juvenile offenders. The study was
conducted using a pretest and two post-tests on an …