There are some outcomes considered while conducting a cost-benefit analysis of prevention programs including crime, education (graduation rates, test scores, post-high school education, special education rates, grade repetition), employment rates and earning potential, substance use, public assistance, teen birth rates, child abuse and neglect, health and mental health services. Savings from investment in disadvantaged communities amass in the areas of criminal justice (courts, police, and corrections), private security (e.g., alarms, private guards, and security systems), urban decay (e.g., lost jobs and relocation of residents), property loss (e.g., stolen goods), medical care (e.g., treating victims of crime), and individual well-being (e.g., pain and suffering and loss of quality of life).
