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National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
A Federal resource for professionals, parents and youth working to prevent violence committed by and against young people.
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External Resources
- Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids provides information, resources, research, and statistics
on youth violence and homicide.
National Organization: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
- Effective Intervention for Serious Juvenile Offenders
This Juvenile Justice Bulletin gives a meta-analysis covering 200 studies that addresses the following questions: Can intervention programs reduce recidivism rates among serious delinquents? If so, what types of programs are most effective?
Federal Partner: U.S. Department of Justice
- National Institute of Justice Research Preview (PDF 76 KB)
This publication discusses the Handgun Intervention Program, which was designed
to change attitudes and behavior in the hope of preventing gun violence. As
a condition of pretrial release, offenders who were arrested for carrying concealed
weapons were required to attend a class that focused on the negative consequences
of gun use.
Federal Partner: U.S. Department of Justice
- National Evaluation of the Youth Firearms Violence Initiatives (PDF 115 KB)
The National Evaluation of the Youth Firearms Violence Initiatives is a program
initiated by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to combat the
rise of juvenile firearms violence. Ten participating cities were provided with
up to $1 million to fund interventions that employed community policing approaches
to decrease the number of violent firearms crimes committed by youths, including
gang and drug-related offenses.
Federal Partner: U.S. Department of Justice
