National Institute of Justice, June 2006

Gun Violence Among Serious Young Offenders
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 2004

Reducing Gun Violence: The St. Louis Consent-to-Search Program

National Institute of Justice, November 2004

Dynamics of Deterrence: Youth Gun Violence in Portland

National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, June 2003

Community Problem-Solving to Reduce Juvenile Gun Violence: Atlanta's Experience

National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, December 2002

Juvenile Gun Courts: Promoting Accountability and Providing Treatment
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, May 2002

Gun Use by Male Juveniles: Research and Prevention
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, July 2001

Youth, Firearms and Violence in Atlanta: A Problem-Solving Approach

National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, April 2001

Fighting Juvenile Gun Violence

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, September 2000

Kids and Guns
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, March 2000

Seattle's Effective Strategy for Prosecuting Juvenile Firearm Offenders

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, March 2000

Hands Without Guns

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1999

Promising Strategies To Reduce Gun Violence

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1999

Reducing Youth Gun Violence: An Overview of Programs and Initiatives, Program Report
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, May 1996

Related Resources

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC)

The mission of the NYVPRC is to provide key leaders in communities with dynamic resources to help support their efforts to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate effective youth violence prevention efforts.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

OJJDP provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization.

Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN)

PSN is a nationwide commitment to reduce gun crime in America by networking existing local programs that target gun crime and providing these programs with additional tools necessary to be successful.

For additional publications and resources on this topic, conduct a search of the NCJRS Abstracts Database and visit the following sections of our Web site:

• Crime: Gun Violence 
• Juvenile Justice: Juvenile Delinquency 
• Juvenile Justice: Violent Offenders 

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