据一项新的研究披露,给条件差的年轻人提供夏季工作可能是减少年轻人暴力的一种廉价而有效的方法。这些结果提示,在暑假期间每周25小时的最低工资足以在美国芝加哥市在为期16个月的过程中降低青少年中的暴力达43%。由Sara Heller所作的这项研究凸显了夏季就业对那些还在学校的年轻人的影响,因此将这类干预的焦点从补救转变成预防。研究人员对1634名随机分配的8~12年级的学生进行 According to a new study, providing summer jobs to underprivileged youth may be an inexpensive and effective way to reduce violence among young people. These results suggest that a minimum wage of 25 hours per week during the summer holidays is sufficient to reduce youth violence by as much as 43% during a 16-month period in Chicago, United States. The study by Sara Heller highlights the impact of summer employment on young people who are still at school, and therefore shifts the focus of such interventions from remedial to preventative. The researchers conducted 1634 randomly assigned grade 8 to 12 students