Pennsylvania Code
Title 37 - LAW
Part VI - Commission on Crime and Delinquency
Chapter 471 - FIRST CHANCE TRUST FUND-STATEMENT OF POLICY
Section 471.103 - Risk factors

The Commission is required under Subarticle F of Article XVII-A.1 of The Fiscal Code (72 P.S. §§ 1751-A.1-1755-A.1) to identify risk factors that lead to criminal behavior for children and students in regions of this Commonwealth which have statistically higher high school dropout rates, high incarceration rates or are in areas of high crime, which shall be used by the Commission in determining eligibility for allocation of funds. Research has identified risk factors that are known to predict increased likelihood of delinquency and violent behavior among youth. The Risk and Protective Framework, which is utilized to implement the Communities-That-Care model, and the Pennsylvania Youth Survey, identifies these risk factors as follows:

* Community

* Low neighborhood attachment

* Perceived availability of drugs (risk factor for violence only)

* Perceived availability of handguns

* Community laws and norms favorable toward drug use, firearms and crime

* Family

* Family history of antisocial behavior

* Poor family management

* Family conflict

* Parental attitudes favorable toward drugs and antisocial behavior

* School

* Academic failure

* Low commitment to school

* Peer and Individual

* Rebelliousness

* Gang involvement

* Perceived risk of drug use

* Attitudes favorable toward antisocial behavior and drug use

* Friend's use of drugs

* Interaction with antisocial peers

* Depressive symptoms

Source: Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS) State Report 2021.

The provisions of this §471.103 amended under section 1751-A.1 of The Fiscal Code (72 P.S. § 1751-A.1).