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A Better Kind of High:
How Religious Commitment Reduces Drug Use Among Poor Urban Teens By Byron R. Johnson

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Making The Grade:
The Influence of Religion Upon the Academic Performance of Youth in Disadvantaged Communities By Mark D. Regnerus

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The Great Escape:
How Religion Alters The Delinquent Behavior of High-Risk Adolescents By Byron R. Johnson and Marc V. Siegel

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What Works:
Comparing the Effectiveness of Welfare-to-Work Programs in Los Angeles By Stephen V. Monsma and J. Christopher Soper

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InnerChange Freedom Initiative:
A Preliminary Evaluation of a Faith-Based Prison Program By Byron R. Johnson with David B. Larson

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What Works:
Comparing the Effectiveness of Welfare-to-Work Programs in Los Angeles By Stephen V. Monsma and J. Christopher Soper

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Is Religion Good for Adolescent Health:
A National Study of American High School Seniors By John M. Wallace, Jr.

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Living Up To Expectations:
How Religion alters the Delinquent Behavior of Low-Risk Adolescents By Mark D. Regnerus

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Working Faith:
How Religious Organizations Provide Welfare-to-Work Services By Stephen V. Monsma with Carolyn M. Mounts
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Objective Hope:
Assessing the Effectiveness of Faith-Based Organizations: A Review of the Literature By Byron R. Johnson with Ralph Brett Tompkins and Derek Webb
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Churches, Charity and Children:
How Religious Organizations Are Reaching America’s At-Risk Kids By Joseph Loconte and Lia Fantuzzo

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The Role of African-American Churches in Reducing Crime Among Black Youth

By Byron R. Johnson

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Then Comes Marriage?
Religion, Race, and Marriage in Urban America By W. Bradford Wilcox

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Good Dads:
Religion, Civic Engagement, & Paternal Involvement in Low-Income Communities By W. Bradford Wilcox

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