Diverse Policy Research Articles

Diversifying Policies With Non-Markov Dispersion to Expand the Solution Space.

Policy diversity, encompassing the variety of policies an agent can adopt, enhances reinforcement learning (RL) success by fostering more robust, adaptable, and innovative problem-solving in the environment. The environment in which standard RL operates is usually modeled with a Markov Decision Process (MDP) as the theoretical foundation. However, in many real-world scenarios, the rewards depend on an agent's history of states and actions leading to a non-MDP. Under the premise of policy diffusion initialization, non-MDPs may have unstructured expanding solution space due to varying historical information and temporal dependencies. This results in solutions having non-equivalent closed forms in non-MDPs. In this paper, deriving diverse solutions for non-MDPs requires policies to break through the boundaries of the current solution space through gradual dispersion. The goal is to expand the solution space, thereby obtaining more diverse policies. Specifically, we first model the sequences of states and actions by a transformer-based method to learn policy embeddings for dispersion in the solution space, since the transformer has advantages in handling sequential data and capturing long-range dependencies for non-MDP. Then, we stack the policy embeddings to construct a dispersion matrix as the policy diversity measure to induce the policy dispersion in the solution space and obtain a set of diverse policies. Finally, we prove that if the dispersion matrix is positive definite, the dispersed embeddings can effectively enlarge the disagreements across policies, yielding a diverse expression for the original policy embedding distribution. Experimental results of both non-MDP and MDP environments show that this dispersion scheme can obtain more expressive diverse policies via expanding the solution space, showing more robust performance than the recent learning baselines.

Measuring influencing factors affecting mortality rates during the COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT Background The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed clear deficiencies in global public health policies and healthcare systems when confronted with the emergence of a novel and deadly infectious disease. Objectives With 4 years elapsed since the onset of the pandemic, ample data now exist to analyse the associations between the implementation of diverse public health policies, sociodemographic factors and COVID-19 mortality rates. Methods This study utilised the dataset compiled by ‘Our World in Data’ spanning the period of the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2022. Stochastic frontier analysis was employed to assess the influencing factors and their relationship with mortality rates resulting from COVID-19 infections across 156 countries or regions. Results This study yielded several key findings: (1) There remains a 33% margin for improvement in the global mortality rate concerning the COVID-19 pandemic; (2) During the initial stage of the pandemic, when an effective vaccine was not yet available, implementing public health control policies could reduce both the infection and mortality rates; (3) Areas characterised by higher population densities, a greater proportion of individuals aged 65 and over, and elevated prevalence rates of diabetes demonstrated higher mortality rates; and (4) Increasing vaccination coverage emerged as an effective strategy for reducing mortality rates. Conclusions As our understanding of the COVID-19 virus improves, global economies and social interactions have gradually returned to normality. It is anticipated that the findings of this study can serve as a valuable reference in combating potential future pandemics caused by unknown viruses.

The Subject-to-Tax Rule in East Africa: Is it Worth it?

The two-pillar approach focusses on BEPS issues in developing countries to a greater extent than preceding OECD agreements. In particular, the Subject-to-Tax Rule (STTR) is intended to address BEPS risks in low-income countries’ tax treaties. BEPS is undoubtedly a critical issue in East Africa since corporate income tax is an unusually important source of tax revenue in Africa. This article analyses the STTR alongside treaties and domestic law to understand the likely impact of the rule in the region. It also considers the diverse domestic policy landscapes to explore whether the STTR is an attractive measure for countries in East Africa. The author believes that implementation of the rule will be complex, challenging already stretched tax administrations. Furthermore, some low-income countries may prefer not to engage with reforms that increase source taxation. The analysis concludes that any hopes that the STTR will mark a major step in addressing BEPS in this part of the world are likely to be disappointed, but it could form part of a portfolio of measures for some specific countries.

The Subject-to-Tax Rule in East Africa: Is It Worth It?

The two-pillar approach focusses on BEPS issues in developing countries to a greater extent than preceding OECD agreements. In particular, the Subject-to-Tax Rule (STTR) is intended to address BEPS risks in low-income countries’ tax treaties. BEPS is undoubtedly a critical issue in East Africa since corporate income tax is an unusually important source of tax revenue in Africa. This article analyses the STTR alongside treaties and domestic law to understand the likely impact of the rule in the region. It also considers the diverse domestic policy landscapes to explore whether the STTR is an attractive measure for countries in East Africa. The author believes that implementation of the rule will be complex, challenging already stretched tax administrations. Furthermore, some low-income countries may prefer not to engage with reforms that increase source taxation. The analysis concludes that any hopes that the STTR will mark a major step in addressing BEPS in this part of the world are likely to be disappointed, but it could form part of a portfolio of measures for some specific countries.

Thinking alike, acting alike? An assessment of organizational homophily and paradigmatic pragmatism in networks for local integration policies

As migrant integration policies touch upon almost all spheres of citizens’ life, collaboration across policy levels as well as across policy domains is needed. Over time, a series of both policy and analytical paradigms on the integration of migrants emerged, going from the traditional ideas of differentialism and assimilation, over multiculturalism, interculturalism, integrationism, liberal egalitarianism and mainstreaming, up to superdiversity and intersectionality. While networks for integration policies are likely to be at least partly driven by these paradigms, recent studies seem to nuance this assumption based on so called paradigmatic pragmatism, meaning that cities draw on a variety of ideas and pragmatically combine them under the header of diversity policies. The need for multi-level and multi-actor governance on migrant integration, the theoretical knowledge about homophily in organizational networks, and the recent findings on paradigmatic pragmatism, raise the question to what extent collaboration between public and non-profit organizations active around migrant integration is based on a shared policy paradigm on the integration of migrants. This question is answered based on a multiple case study of four central cities in Flanders (Belgium), covering 1.403 organizations. In the quantitative and qualitative (social network) analyses, comparisons along both the axes of cities and policy domains are made. Findings contribute to literature on organizational homophily, showing that clustering of organizations is likely to be at least partly driven by policy paradigm on integration. This is however nuanced by the observation that policy paradigms appear to be ambiguous, which in turn reveals opportunities for more flexible collaborations between actors and for avoiding deadlocks in policy making.

The challenges of diversity in nursing faculty recruitment: the case of Finland

Diversity considerations in hiring faculty in higher education have garnered significant attention globally in recent years. However, analyses of faculty recruitment dynamics outside the United States, particularly in schools and colleges of nursing, have been limited. This paper explores how concepts related to racism apply to recruitment in nursing education, focusing on the specific context of Finland. Despite the increased admission of foreign students to English-language nursing programs, potential biases against the recruitment of nurse educators from foreign backgrounds persist in Finland. Local data, anecdotes, and an analysis of the broader literature suggest that robust diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and guidelines are necessary to enhance the experiences of both instructors and students. Additionally, training and support mechanisms may be needed to enable nursing faculty members from foreign backgrounds to thrive and fully participate in shared governance within academic institutions. By examining the challenges and proposing strategies for increasing diversity in Finnish nursing education, this paper aims to contribute to the broader discourse on diversity in nursing as a profession.

Social and institutional inclusion in multi-ethnic schools enable better intergroup relations for majority youth and higher school achievement for minority youth

Inclusive school climates have been related to more friendly and equal intergroup relations among majority and ethnic minority youth. Yet, comprehensive research distinguishing majority and ethnic minority group perspectives on both social and institutional inclusion, and looking beyond individual perceptions of inclusion is missing. Taking a multi-group and multi-level approach, we assessed the actual social climate (aggregating majority intergroup attitudes within schools) and institutional climate (coding school diversity policies); and we tested associations with intergroup relations (i.e., individual intergroup bias and contact) and school performance (i.e., self-reported Dutch language grades) as individual outcomes for both majority and minority youth. To this end, we draw on a large-scale survey of 1814 native-origin majority and 1068 Turkish- and Moroccan-origin minority youth in the same 65 Flemish-Belgian middle schools. As expected for majority youth, a more inclusive ingroup social climate predicts less intergroup bias; and more social and institutional inclusion jointly predict more intergroup contact with minority peers. For minority youth, an inclusive outgroup social climate predicts higher Dutch grades; yet social and institutional inclusion were unrelated to their intergroup attitudes or contact.

Evaluating the effectiveness of climate change policies and initiatives in the United States: A comprehensive review

Climate change presents profound challenges, demanding effective policies to mitigate its impacts. This paper reviews the effectiveness of climate policies in the United States, analyzing scholarly articles, government reports, and relevant literature. The review covers diverse policies such as greenhouse gas regulations, renewable energy initiatives, energy efficiency programs, and adaptation measures. It assesses their success in reducing carbon emissions, advancing a low-carbon economy, and enhancing resilience to climate impacts. Key findings highlight significant successes, such as the rise in renewable energy due to renewable portfolio standards and reduced emissions from vehicle fuel efficiency standards. State-level initiatives, like carbon pricing and renewable energy targets, also show promising outcomes. However, the review identifies substantial challenges, including political and economic obstacles, inconsistent policies across states, and the need for better federal-state-local collaboration. Additionally, disparities in policy benefits, with marginalized communities facing greater burdens and limited access to renewable resources, are significant concerns. To enhance the effectiveness of climate policies, the study recommends fostering coherent policies across all government levels, promoting equitable and inclusive climate solutions, raising public awareness, and supporting innovation in clean technologies. This comprehensive review provides valuable insights for policymakers and stakeholders to develop strategies that effectively address climate change, promote sustainability, and ensure a fair transition to a low-carbon future.

Gender Distribution of Editorial Board Members in Palliative Care Journals: Assessment of Gender Parity.

Objective: Although the representation of women in palliative care has improved in recent years, gender inequality still exists in editorial leadership. This study aimed to characterize gender distribution in leadership positions on the editorial boards of palliative care journals. Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed the gender composition of editorial boards for palliative care journals indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) and the factors that affect this composition. Information on the gender of editorial board members was obtained from each journal's website. Results: A total of 1388 editorial board members from 28 palliative care journals were included in the analysis. The data analysis showed that 540 (38.9%) of the editorial board members were women, while 848 (61.1%) were men. Of the 31 editors-in-chief, only 11 (35.5%) were women. Editorial boards of journals classified as social work (OR, 5.92, 95% CI, 2.29-15.30, p < 0.001) and nursing (OR, 4.20, 95% CI, 1.73-10.17, p = 0.001) in WoS coverage were independently associated with gender diversity. There were differences in gender representation between the editorial boards of palliative care journals published in New Zealand (OR, 0.49, 95% CI, 0.29-0.80, p = 0.005), Japan (OR, 0.17, 95% CI, 0.08-0.32, p < 0.001), and those categorized under oncology in WoS coverage (OR, 0.64, 95% CI, 0.05-0.89, p = 0.009). Conclusions: Our findings demonstrated that women are underrepresented among editorial board members of palliative care journals. Additional efforts are required to broaden diversity policies in palliative care.

Strengthening Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in medical education via an intersectional approach

Abstract Background In the wake of COVID-19, equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) policies have been taken up in the health field, yet the actual impact of these initiatives, particularly for multiply marginalized individuals, is debated. Despite progress in areas such as diversity promotion, EDI has been critiqued as superficial and as failing to challenge the drivers of health inequity. This presentation discusses how an intersectionality-informed approach can help harness the transformative potential of EDI. Methods This research is informed by a literature review of EDI initiatives in the health field, and is an offshoot of a 4.5 year international project funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research focused on evaluating and strengthening intersectionality-informed policy guidance. Results There is a disconnect between EDI commitments and substantive action on health inequities and an intersectional approach can help bridge this divide. We demonstrate this with a case example which brings an intersectional approach to EDI initiatives in medical education - including bias trainings, courses on the social determinants of health, and the engagement of community groups. Drawing on promising equity promoting work across these areas, we show how intersectionality can harness the potential of EDI by bringing to the fore what has often been missing, including the promotion of health stakeholder reflexivity, attention to interacting systems and structures shaping health, and meaningful engagement with underrepresented communities. Conclusions An intersectionality-informed approach to EDI has the potential to enhance the health equity impacts of initiatives within medical education and the broader health field. Key messages • EDI initiatives in health often have limited impact on health inequities. • An intersectionality-informed approach to EDI can help health stakeholders drive transformative action on health inequities.

Hospital policies as a tool to reduce gaps between ethnic groups of employees and patients

Abstract Background As diverse organizations, hospitals require an inclusive culture that respects and promotes ethnic diversity. Violence, a threat to this diversity, hampers effective organizational functioning. Our study delves into the positive influence of cultural diversity policies and communication about violence on the perception of the hospital’s atmosphere regarding ethnic differences among health employees. It enhances hospital labor relations and mitigates the risk of workplace violence. Methods 372 hospital employees with an average tenure of 6.5 and an average age of 38 filled out an online close-ended questionnaire (83% are Israeli Jews, 68% are female). 91% report working closely with people from different ethnic origins. Respondents ranked the atmosphere in the hospital regarding ethnic differences between employees and patients, the hospital’s cultural diversity policy, and organizational communication about violence. Data were analyzed by SPSS 28. Results Positive correlations were found between variables. A positive atmosphere was significantly related to the hospital’s cultural diversity policy (r=.14, p=.002) and to organizational communication about violence (r=.22, p&amp;lt; .001). However, the regression analysis (with control variables age, sex, and managerial role) revealed that despite employees acknowledging the hospital’s efforts to address diversity and violence, these factors only predict 10% of the variance of the hospital atmosphere [F(5, 366) = 8.346, p &amp;lt; .001; R²=.10]. Conclusions The hospital should increase actions that will improve the ethnic atmosphere in the hospital. Understanding how the encounter, where employees and patients from diverse ethnic backgrounds interact, influences the hospital’s atmosphere is crucial. These interactions can lead to tensions and offensive behaviors toward employees if not managed well. Hospitals can create an inclusive and harmonious work environment by addressing these tensions. Key messages • A cultural diversity policy and communication are necessary to maintain harmonious working relationships. It is essential, particularly in health organizations characterized by ethnic diversity. • Reducing the perception of ethnic differences may increase well-being and decrease violence. While hospitals often don’t prioritize these issues, this study forefront their influence and importance.

2.A. Practice session: Policy labs: getting public health research into policy and practice

Abstract The process of translating health research into policy and practice benefits is often too slow, taking an average of 17 years globally. Additionally, health policy changes fail when they have an inadequate understanding of the communities and challenges they seek to address. The Policy Institute at King’s College London has developed an innovative ‘Policy Lab’ method, which convenes diverse policy and practice stakeholders such as health workers, patients and policymakers, to discuss a policy challenge, assess the evidence and co-produce viable policy options. The proposed workshop introduces this method in a practical, impactful session aimed at helping participants from any country and research background mobilise their research to improve health outcomes. Policy Labs have been shown to be highly successful method. Previous Policy Lab outcomes include influencing changes to the Mental Health Act in the UK, new international guidance on treatment of type 2 diabetes, and a global coalition on paying for prevention in dentistry. The method can be adapted to different health challenges and considers the potential for change in local, national and international arenas. The workshop teaches this method in a way that enables researchers to apply it to their own work, harnessing the potential of research to improve health outcomes. Objectives of the workshop The workshop aims to teach people the skills to design and run a Policy Lab so that they can better mobilise their research into policy and practice. Participants will learn To develop policy-relevant questions from their research; Stakeholder mapping; To design a policy lab agenda; To develop a research engagement plan. What is the added value of the workshop? The workshop teaches an innovative method that helps researchers greatly increase the policy impact from their work. It provides attendees with practical tools to employ in their own work and bridge gaps between their research and policy and practice changes. The format of the workshop will involve a short presentation on Policy Labs by facilitators, followed by four brief interactive activities for participants, as follows: Facilitator presentation: (10 mins) Introducing the Policy Lab method; Group work 1: (10 mins) Developing a policy-relevant question; Group work 2: (10 mins) Stakeholder mapping; Group work 3: (10 mins) Designing a lab agenda; Group work 4: (10 mins) Developing a research engagement plan. We have allowed 10 minutes to adapt to any arising demands, as well as to bring the session to a close with some key messages. Participants will be guided by the facilitators, and we will use template handouts for participants to complete during the session to reinforce learning. The handouts also ensure that those who wish to work independently rather than in groups may do so if preferred, and will provide participants with the practical tools necessary should be they arrive late or need to leave early. Key messages • Policy Labs are an effective way for researchers to have policy and practice impact with their work. • Participants will learn how to run a successful Policy Lab, and improve their research impact.

Enacting Fairly or Fearfully? Unpacking the Enactment of Critical Thinking Policies in Chinese Senior High Schools

This study explores the enactment of critical thinking policies in Chinese senior high schools through the lens of Ball et al.’s policy enactment theory and within the broader context of Chinese education reform aimed at enhancing students’ thinking abilities. Employing a case study methodology with diverse data types, the research assessed current school-level practices and the effectiveness of Ball et al.’s framework in capturing interactions among objective contexts, policy actors, and cultural artefacts. Findings indicate that the framework captures these complexities when the policy is actively enacted. In one school, a systematic enactment mechanism facilitated diverse policy roles and external connections, thereby promoting schoolwide critical thinking development; however, another school exhibited fragmented practices due to the lack of key policy roles, despite students’ interest in deeper engagement. Challenges were also identified, including deficiencies in the mid-level education bureau and conflicts between a collective-oriented educational paradigm and the promotion of independent thinking. The study unravelled the nuances of the enactment of critical thinking policies in Chinese senior high schools. Future research could test the framework’s applicability for guiding the construction of policy mechanisms across different settings.

Diverse policy generation for the flexible job-shop scheduling problem via deep reinforcement learning with a novel graph representation

In scheduling problems common in the industry and various real-world scenarios, responding in real-time to disruptive events is important. Recent methods propose the use of deep reinforcement learning (DRL) to learn policies capable of generating solutions under this constraint. However, current DRL approaches struggle with large instances, which are common in real-world scenarios. The objective of this paper is to introduce a new DRL method for solving the flexible job-shop scheduling problem, with a focus on these type of instances. The approach is based on the use of heterogeneous graph neural networks to a more informative graph representation of the problem. This novel modeling of the problem enhances the policy’s ability to capture state information and improve its decision-making capacity. Additionally, we introduce two novel approaches to enhance the performance of the DRL approach: the first involves generating a diverse set of scheduling policies, while the second combines DRL with dispatching rules (DRs) constraining the action space, with a variable degree of freedom depending on the chosen policy. Experimental results on two public benchmarks show that our approach outperforms DRs and achieves superior results compared to three state-of-the-art DRL methods, particularly for large instances.

Evaluating the macroeconomic impact of environmental policies in New Zealand: A New Keynesian DSGE model to sustainability

This study enhances the environmental New Keynesian framework by integrating spatial spillover effects through a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model. The simulation results reveal that while environmental regulations can lead to welfare losses, a carbon tax levy mitigates these losses more effectively than alternative approaches in New Zealand. What is surprising is the pro-cyclical nature of environmental policies. For spillovers, shocks to capital and labor tax rates substantially curtail emissions in adjacent regions. Further simulation substantiates that higher price dispersion necessitates a reduced growth rate of emissions. These conclusions compel New Zealand to explore diverse policy options for effectively decarbonizing the economy.

“Leaving No One Behind” As a New Motto for the UN System

Educational governance has become increasingly complex due to the emergence of the post-welfare state together with specialised networks acting across nations, such as the recently formed United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Group. In this context, the global circulation of policies, priorities and lifelong learning narratives impacts national agendas through frameworks and diverse multilevel policy instruments. Adopting elements of global governance theory, this article examines the 2017 Shared Framework on Leaving No One Behind and argues that it has served as a milestone in supporting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda on the national level, while contributing to mainstreaming communication and written discourses in all sectors of the educational arena since its publication. The article reflects on aspects of Portugal’s alignment to “Leaving No One Behind” (LNOB) through critical discourse analysis (CDA) of textual evidence in two interrelated national policy documents. The findings show the impact of this global policy-speak on recent Portuguese official documents.

Understanding fallacious reasoning via detecting moves of motivated criticism in Argument Continuity—a new strategy of circular reasoning in coping responses to disagreement within a distorted reasoning context

Reasoning asymmetry arises when biased argument production aligns with biased argument evaluation by the same arguer, a phenomenon commonly termed motivated criticism or biased assimilation. This practice, often wielded by individuals in positions of power, aims to advocate for specific decision options. Argument Continuity exemplifies this asymmetry within a distorted reasoning context, where a motivated critic incessantly reiterates arguments in counterarguments to discredit less powerful opponents, disregarding evidential priority in reasoning exchanges. When these restatements are bolstered by appeals to authority, uncertainty, or the unlikelihood of adverse effects of a decision option, they signify moves of motivated criticism, perpetuating Argument Continuity discursively. The paper seeks to identify and annotate instances of Argument Continuities in Indigenous consultation reports, reconstructing a discourse of motivated criticism among officials responding to resource concerns. By developing annotation guidelines, it aims to classify and predict Argument Continuity, providing a tool to preempt fallacious reasoning by authorities across diverse public policy contexts.

Compliance With Accreditation Standards on Diversity: Is Institutional Support the Missing Link?

The role of accreditation standards in fostering diversity and inclusion in academic programs remains poorly understood. Accreditation is one approach to increasing diversity through Standard A1.11. This study investigates the impact of the Accreditation Review Commission-Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) standards on diversity and inclusion in physician assistant (PA) programs and explores challenges faced by programs in achieving compliance. This qualitative exploratory study first reviewed diversity standards in accreditation documents among selected health professions; second, data on the frequency of citations from ARC-PA related to diversity were gathered and analyzed; finally, opinions from 23 PA faculty and leaders were solicited through semistructured interviews. Two research team members analyzed the data to identify themes. Most institutions sponsoring PA programs had preexisting diversity policies before the inception of standard A1.11 of the ARC-PA. Between June 2020 and March 2023, seven programs received 16 citations related to Standard A1.11. Interviews with faculty revealed 4 major themes: (1) the importance of institutional support, (2) early pipeline development of applicants, (3) prioritizing faculty and/or student diversity as key program goals, and (4) local context, with institutional support and pipeline development being most prominent. The inclusion of Standard A1.11 in the ARC-PA Standards signifies the growing recognition of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in PA education. Institutions can advance DEI in the PA profession by leveraging accreditation-related activities through leadership, partnerships, and accountability measures consistent with the institution's mission and applicable laws. Institutional support emerged as an important factor in compliance with diversity-related accreditation standards.

고등교육 질 관련 연구 동향 분석 및 키워드 네트워크 분석 연구

Objectives This study was conducted to explore and analyze research trends related to the quality of higher education in South Korea by utilizing content analysis and keyword network analysis methods. The target period for the analysis includes publications released between 2013 and March 2024. Methods To achieve this, relevant literature on the quality of higher education in South Korea was selected for analysis. Quantitative content analysis was employed to investigate research trends. Additionally, keywords were extracted from the literature, and analyses of keyword occurrence frequency, co-occurrence frequency, centrality, and community were performed to explore keyword network patterns related to higher education quality. Results The results of the analysis are as follows. First, content analysis revealed that research related to the quality of higher education has been generally increasing, influenced by government policies. The most frequently studied topic was found to be ‘performance management and institutional research’. Second, keyword analysis showed that keywords such as ‘learning outcomes’, ‘educational outcomes’, and ‘quality management’ had high frequency and centrality, indicating that related research has been focused on outputs and performance. Additionally, keywords like ‘learning experience’, ‘student engagement’, and ‘faculty-student interaction’ were found to be relatively highly associated with these core keywords. Conclusions The study concludes that research on the quality of higher education in South Korea is influenced by government policies and is primarily focused on outputs and performance. Therefore, there is a need for diverse policy support from the government to diversify and invigorate research topics related to the quality of higher education.

학교폭력 가해자에 대한 경찰다이버전 정책 기반 다중체계치료 사례연구

Objectives This purpose of the study was conducted to explore the effectiveness of Multisystemic Therapy for school violence perpetrators as part of the police diversion policy. Methods The subject of the study was a 14-year-old male student who was reported to have school violence, which is extortion and intimidation, and was released on the condition of participating MST. In accordance with the multisystemic therapy manual, five key goals were derived by analyzing risk factors for adolescents' problematic behaviors through evaluation of various systems surrounding him. An intervention strategies were established to achieve the core goals(i.e., stop smoking and alcohol, controlled use of SNS, making pro-social friends, stay away from delinquents, promoting positive parenting skills of parents). The essential parts of MST as like the therapy team, the visiting service, and weekly supervision were implemented. In order to measure pre-post changes, Children Behavior Checklist 6-18, the Parenting Stress Index, the Parenting Attitude Test, and the MMPI-A were conducted. The package of scales was implemented at 3 points as pre-time, post-time, and 8 months follow-up. Results First of all, the level of the externalization problem scale of CBCL 6-18, which was at the clinical range at the pre-test, recovered to the level of the normal range in the post-test, and these results were maintained even at the 8 months follow-up. Regarding MMPI-A, the score was lowered by nearly 2 standard deviations in the scale of Pd compared to pre-test. Then, parenting stress decreased and positive parenting attitudes of parents increased. In addition, all the five core goals were achieved. Conclusions The results of this study showed that multisystemic therapy for school violence perpetrator can help decrease adolescents’ problematic behaviors including school violence.