Prothrow-Stith, Deborah
Murder is no accident : understanding and preventing youth violence in America Deborah Prothrow-Stith, Howard R. Spivak. - 1st ed. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2004. - vi, 279 p. 24 cm.
Shocked America: the epidemic spreads -- Who are we? -- What do we know and how do we know it -- Understanding risk and resiliency -- Guns: escalating the consequences -- It's the television, stupid -- The demonization of youth -- Girls and violence: "The Rambettes" -- Violence at home -- Violence is preventable -- The movement grows -- There is no one model -- The system is part of the problem -- Going into the future.
Publisher's description: Authors Deborah Prothrow-Stith and Howard R. Spivak-- two prominent Boston-area public health officials who played leading roles in that city's turnaround-- show that the key to Boston's success was creating an interdisciplinary citywide movement. The city's movement-- made up of educators, community leaders, police officers, emergency room workers, activist teens, teen and family member survivors of violence, and many others-- worked for more than ten years to implement multifaceted preventive programs that confronted each risk factor for youth violence, including Positive Role Models: Peer mentoring and teacher-training programs Healthy and Safe Communities: Youth centers, after-school programs, and other organized recreational activities Poverty: Economic stimulus policies to help reduce poverty in inner-city and rural areas Pro-Social Behaviors: Conflict resolution and violence prevention curricula in schools Domestic Violence: Home visitation programs and screening to protect kids from domestic violence Gun Buybacks: Reduction in the number of firearms on the streets.
078796980X (alk. paper) 9780787969806 (alk. paper)
2003010509
Violence in adolescence--United States.
Violence in children--United States.
Violence in adolescence--Prevention.--United States
Violence in children--Prevention.--United States
Violence in adolescence--Prevention.--Massachusetts--Boston
Violence in children--Prevention.--Massachusetts--Boston
Youth and violence--United States.
303.60830973 Pro 9
Murder is no accident : understanding and preventing youth violence in America Deborah Prothrow-Stith, Howard R. Spivak. - 1st ed. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2004. - vi, 279 p. 24 cm.
Shocked America: the epidemic spreads -- Who are we? -- What do we know and how do we know it -- Understanding risk and resiliency -- Guns: escalating the consequences -- It's the television, stupid -- The demonization of youth -- Girls and violence: "The Rambettes" -- Violence at home -- Violence is preventable -- The movement grows -- There is no one model -- The system is part of the problem -- Going into the future.
Publisher's description: Authors Deborah Prothrow-Stith and Howard R. Spivak-- two prominent Boston-area public health officials who played leading roles in that city's turnaround-- show that the key to Boston's success was creating an interdisciplinary citywide movement. The city's movement-- made up of educators, community leaders, police officers, emergency room workers, activist teens, teen and family member survivors of violence, and many others-- worked for more than ten years to implement multifaceted preventive programs that confronted each risk factor for youth violence, including Positive Role Models: Peer mentoring and teacher-training programs Healthy and Safe Communities: Youth centers, after-school programs, and other organized recreational activities Poverty: Economic stimulus policies to help reduce poverty in inner-city and rural areas Pro-Social Behaviors: Conflict resolution and violence prevention curricula in schools Domestic Violence: Home visitation programs and screening to protect kids from domestic violence Gun Buybacks: Reduction in the number of firearms on the streets.
078796980X (alk. paper) 9780787969806 (alk. paper)
2003010509
Violence in adolescence--United States.
Violence in children--United States.
Violence in adolescence--Prevention.--United States
Violence in children--Prevention.--United States
Violence in adolescence--Prevention.--Massachusetts--Boston
Violence in children--Prevention.--Massachusetts--Boston
Youth and violence--United States.
303.60830973 Pro 9