Program Outcomes for Youth
Social Competencies 
 
Adolescent Violence 
Resources 
 
Related Journals: 

Abuse and Neglect 
Educational Leadership 
Journal of Adolescence 
Journal of the American Medical Association 
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 
Juvenile & Family Court Journal 
Social Education 
Victims & Violence 
 

Available data bases: 

Youth in Transition 
National Crime Survey 
National Adolescent Student Health Survey 
Monitoring the Future Study: A Continuing Study of the Lifestyles and Values of Youth (MTF) 
 

Related Internet Sites: 
The internet-related references and resources cited here are not endorsed by this project. Rather, these resources and references have been provided with the intent of assisting the reader in gathering information available on youth violence programs. 
  
Children, Youth, and Family Electronic Resources Network. http://www.cyfernet.org/ 

Resource center for children, youth, family, and community information, as well as information from the State Strengthening Projects. 

U.S. Department of Education. http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/ 

Available at this site is the U.S. Department of Education’s new manual for dealing with juvenile violence. Contains research research-based information to help schools and communities identify early warning signs and develop prevention, intervention, and crisis response plans. 

National Network of Violence Prevention Practitioners. http://www2.edc.org/nnvpp/

Provides violence prevention practices, competency-based training and forums, technical assistance services, research, and publications. 

Preventing youth violence in urban schools: An essay collection. http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/monographs/uds107_index.html

Topics: preventing violence in schools; gang activity at school: prevention strategies; and school violence and the legal rights of students. 

Statistics: The juvenile population in the U.S. http://www.ncjfcj.unr.edu 

This web page presents a composite of the general characteristics and violence statistics of the juvenile population in the United States. Included is general formation on gangs, violence in schools, violence both by and against youth, weapon carrying, and suicide. References are included. 

Youth violence prevention resources on the net. http://www.spartacc.com/prevent/ilinks.html 

This site contains an extensive and diverse listing of internet links to references and resources relating youth violence. In addition, links are available to the Register for Youth Violence in Public House Training and Youth Violence Regional Training Conference Information. 

Youth violence prevention training regional workshops. http://www.spartacc.com/prevent/violence.html 

This site provides training and technical assistance targeted on the prevention of violence by youth in public housing. 

Vera Institute for Justice. http://www.vera.org  

A nonprofit organization dedicated to making government policies fair, humane, and efficient for all people. In collaboration with government officials the institute designs and implements programs aimed at preventing adolescent violence. Electronic publications are available. 

  
 
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