NCJ Number: 183497
Title: Effective Practices in Youth Violence Prevention
Author(s): Dewey G. Cornell Ph.D.
Corporate Author: Institute of Law, Psychiatry & Public Policy, University of Virginia
Date Published: 1999
Page Count: 12
Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Law, Psychiatry & Public Policy, University of Virginia
Grant Number: 97-JE-FX-0051
Sale Source: NCJRS Photocopy Services
Document: PDF
Publisher: http://ilppp.virginia.edu/
Type: Program Description (Model)
Format: Document
Language: English
Country: United States of America
Annotation: This paper reviews effective practices in youth violence prevention.
Abstract: The paper presents a selective overview of prevention strategies found to reduce juvenile violence and associated problems such as substance abuse, property crime, and disruptive behavior. The paper describes effective prevention strategies in three categories: Community-Wide (mentoring, supervised recreation, community policing); Family-Focused (parent education, family therapy, preschool programs); and School-Based (conflict resolution training, violence prevention counseling, social competence development, bullying reduction). It also describes an integrative model: Communities That Care. This is a systematic, theoretically grounded approach to helping communities create conditions and relationships that protect youth against drug and alcohol abuse. In addition to a core emphasis on substance abuse, the model is designed to improve family functioning, increase school achievement and generally reduce antisocial and delinquent behavior. The model is both comprehensive and flexible, and can be adapted to individual community needs and goals. Bibliography, references
Main Term(s): Juveniles
Index Term(s): Behavior modification; Exemplary programs; Juvenile program evaluation; Problem behavior; Program design; Program evaluation; Program implementation; Services effectiveness; Violence causes; Violence prevention; Violent juvenile offenders
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