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    "ocrText": "Cracking Down on Truancy. Truancy prevention initiatives have been shown to keep more\nchildren in school and dramatically reduce daytime crime. The Education Department issued a\nguidebook to the 15,000 school districts nationwide which outlines the central characteristics of a\ncomprehensive truancy prevention policy and highlights model initiatives in cities and towns\nacross the country. Since then, the Education Department has provided grants to local school\ndistricts to develop innovative truancy prevention programs of the kind described in the\nguidebook.\nEncouraging Schools to Adopt School Uniform Policies. School uniforms have been found to\nbe a promising strategy to reduce violence while promoting discipline and respect in school.\nBecause of this, the Clinton Administration has encouraged schools to consider adopting school\nuniform policies by sharing with every school district a school uniforms manual prepared by the\nDepartment of Education in consultation with local communities and the Department of Justice.\nSince the President highlighted school uniforms, a growing number of schools have adopted\nthese policies including: New York City, Dade County, San Antonio, Houston, Chicago and\nBoston.\nSupporting Curfews at the Local Level. Community curfews are designed to help keep\nchildren out of harm's way and enhance community safety. Because of their success, President\nClinton has encouraged communities to adopt curfew policies. A 1997 survey by the U.S.\nConference of Mayors has shown that 276 of 347 cities surveyed -- or 80 percent -- had youth\ncurfew laws, up from 70 percent in 1995.\nDeveloping a Comprehensive Anti-Gang and Youth Violence Strategy. President Clinton has\nproposed a comprehensive strategy to (1) target gangs and violent youths with tougher\npunishments and by expanding anti-gang task forces and the use of racketeering statutes (i.e.,\nRICO) for gang-related offenses; (2) crack down on kids and guns by prohibiting violent\njuveniles from buying guns and increasing penalties for selling handguns to youths; and (3) keep\nkids off the streets and out of trouble by expanding after-school programs and promoting anti-\ntruancy initiatives and youth curfews.\nSupporting Civic, Community and Faith-Based Organizations. Recognizing the important\nrole that civic, community and faith-based organizations can play in reducing crime, the\nAdministration launched a new Values-Based Violence Prevention Initiative to make $2.2\nmillion in grants available to 16 community-based collaboratives, including religiously-affiliated\norganizations, that target youth violence, gangs, truancy, and other juvenile problems by\npromoting common-sense values and responsibility.\nEncouraging Conflict Resolution. The Departments of Education and Justice have developed\nand distributed 40,000 conflict resolution guides to schools and community organizations,\nproviding guidance on how to develop effective conflict resolution programs; Education and\nJustice are training community officials and educators on these conflict resolution measures."
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