All posts tagged "Violence"

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  Safety from the Public?

  There are well-known criteria that often go into the decision to keep a juvenile in a detention center or commitment facility. Two...

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  Interpersonal and Physical Dating Violence among Teens

  Studies have shown that there are approximately 5.3 million incidents of interpersonal violence each year, resulting in 1,300 deaths among women. This...

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  Sexually Assaulted Children: National Estimates and Characteristics

  This bulletin uses data from the National Household Survey of Adult Caretakers and the National Household Survey of Youth to provide information...

• Questions for a Prisoner

  Richard Peña turned 38 last month, marking the 16th year of his life spent as Prisoner 93R2859 in New York’s prison system....

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  Many Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Students Feel “Unsafe” in School

  Nearly 90 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) middle and high school students were verbally harassed at school during the...

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  Seattle Takes on Youth/Gang Violence

  Seattle has a youth gang problem. We won’t couch that with the media frenzy terms like “surging juvenile violence” or “growing gang...

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  Protect Children Not Guns

  Children's Defense Fund The latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control show that 3,006 children and teens died from gunfire...

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  Graffiti Vandals Turn Violent in LA

    The Associated Press/USA TODAY In Los Angeles, graffiti taggers are turning violent when confronted by members of the community, and three...

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  The Cyberbullying Toolkit for Tutors & Mentors

    Vanessa Van Petten and America Learns Free This online toolkit provides clear guidelines for tutors and mentors to help the one...

• Weed and Seed Whacked

  We mentioned earlier this month that the Community Capacity Development Office (CCDO) at the Office of Justice Programs was fielding applications for...

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  Shootings and Rallies – Now What?

  Remembering: Delaware State University students Amani Abda-Salaan and Amber Green place balloons and candles at the Newark, N.J., playground where their friends...

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  To Keep Kids Safe, Chicagoans Join the Walk to School

  The Christian Science Monitor After a shooting in March left one student dead and others fearing retaliation, West Side Chicago parents and...

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  Community Collaboratives Addressing Youth Gangs: Interim Findings from the Gang Reduction Program

  Preliminary evaluations of the Gang Reduction Program (GRP) – a $10 million, multi-year federal initiative to reduce gang crime in Los Angeles,...

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  Violence by Teenage Girls: Trends and Context

  Girls Study Group/U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency PreventionAvailable at http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/218905.pdf Despite widespread media reports that today’s girls have gone “wild”...

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  Out of School, Risking Violence

  The Baltimore Sun By cross-referencing health department and school system records for 520 youths who were murdered or non-fatally shot in Baltimore...

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  Speaking Out, and Finally Being Heard

  Vox, Atlanta I used to find myself sitting at home after school, doing a whole bunch of nothing. All of my friends...

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  A Boy the Bullies Love to Beat Up, Repeatedly

  The New York Times Classmates have physically and verbally harassed tall, lanky Billy Wolfe – a slightly learning-disabled high school sophomore in...

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  Teen Dating Abuse on the Rise, Experts Say

  The Daytona Beach News-Journal As many one in three dating couples between the ages of 14 and 24 have engaged in abusive...

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  When the Violence Hits Home

  Vox, Atlanta “Hey, did you hear there’s going to be a shooting outside after school?” my friend Cindy asked me as we...

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  Violence Prevention for Adolescents: A Cognitive-Behavioral Program for Creating a Positive School Climate

  Diane de AndaResearch PressLeader’s Manual: 106 pages. $34.95. Student Workbook: 44 pages. $39.95 (packet of 10). This curriculum for grades six and...