Narrations of Violence – Strength Approach in Youth Work

Prevention Programs That Work For Youth: Violence Prevention

Youth Violence

School shootings tear the fabric of society. In the wake of a school shooting, parents, pediatricians, policymakers, politicians, and the public search for “the” cause of the shooting. But there is no single cause. The causes of school shootings are extremely complex. After the Sandy Hook Elementary School rampage shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, we wrote a report for the National Science Foun...

Youth Violence in America

Predictors of Youth Violence

Identifying and addressing the predictors of youth violence at appropriate points in youth development is important for prevention. Unfortunately, there have been few high-quality longitudinal studies of the predictors of youth violence. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s (OJJDP’s) Study Group on Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders (Study Group) brought 22 researcher...

Youth Violence Prevention in Jamaica 1 Running Head: YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN JAMAICA The Kingston YMCA Youth Development Programme: Impact on Violence Among At-Risk Youth in Jamaica

We present data on aggression-related outcomes for participants in the Kingston YMCA Youth Development Programme. This program is designed to provide at-risk, lowincome males ages 14-17 in urban Kingston, Jamaica with intensive remedial education, social skills training, and personal development over three to four years. Two samples of youth were included: (a) 180 males, 125 of whom were curren...