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Clinical Epidemiology of Urban Violence: Responding to Children Exposed to Violence in Ten Communities
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Harpaz-Rotem, Ilan; Murphy, Robert A.; Berkowitz, Steven; Marans, Steven; Rosenheck, Robert A. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
This study explores the clinical epidemiology of children's exposure to violence as addressed by a program in which mental health clinicians work with law-enforcement agents in 10 U.S. cities. Data were collected on all participants contacted by the Child Development Community Policing Program (N = 7,313 individuals involved in 2,466 community…
Descriptors: Correlation, At Risk Persons, Adolescents, Children
Violence in America: Extension Programs Seek Understanding, Ways of Eliminating Causes
NUEA Spectator, 1971
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Programs, Extension Education
Caring for Infants and Toddlers in Violent Environments: Hurt, Healing, and Hope.
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Osofsky, Joy D., Ed.; Fenichel, Emily, Ed. – Zero to Three, 1994
This journal issue is a contribution to the development of caretaking strategies to help young victims of violence, and is intended to provide support for those who are helping the victims. Four main articles are: (1) "Parenting in Violent Environments" (Joy Osofsky and Beverly Roberson Jackson); (2) "Infants, Toddlers, and…
Descriptors: Caregiver Role, Child Rearing, Child Welfare, Community Programs
Addressing the Causes of Youth Crime.
Human Rights Resource Center, San Rafael, CA. – 1987
This report comprises papers that discuss how grassroots organizations, police involvement, and partnerships with local government and boards of education can prevent youth from criminal involvement through participation in productive and enjoyable work and activities. The following articles are included: (1) "Police Officers Can 'Prevent'…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Crime, Crime Prevention, Dropout Programs
Crime and the Elderly. A Report of the Crime Task Force.
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Lipman, Aaron; And Others – 1985
The purpose of this document is to perform a comprehensive examination of the controversies and contradictions surrounding the issue of crime and the elderly, based on analysis of National Crime Survey data for 1973-1980. Chapter 1 introduces the study of crime and the elderly, describing the controversy that exists regarding the elderly and their…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Community Programs, Crime, Crime Prevention
Catalogue of Hope: Crime Prevention Programs for At-Risk Children.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1994
Programs that attempt to keep children from turning to crime are described following an introduction by Senator Joseph Biden that considers the scope of the problem of juvenile crime and possible solutions to the problems of youth violence. Catalogued are 192 ways in which communities are reaching out to children. The programs listed vary in size,…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Children, Community Programs, Counseling
The Vulnerable Child: What Really Hurts America's Children and What We Can Do about It.
Weissbourd, Richard – 1996
This book examines the stereotypes and superficial categorizations of America's children in crisis, and discusses the nature of childhood disadvantage. Findings from interviews with children and professionals, and a reexamination of past and present research, reveal that most children at risk are not poor. The evidence suggests that factors such…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Community Change, Community Characteristics, Community Influence