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Local Measures

Data infrastructures for tracking youth violence in the United States do not provide a clear view of neighborhood-level change, but the most effective strategies for dealing with youth violence inevitably focus on small areas like neighborhoods. This makes it essential to measure the effects of violence prevention efforts at the neighborhood level as well. Continue reading Local Measures

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Alana Henninger, Caterina Roman, CBVP, Community Interventions, Douglas Evans, Emily Pelletier, Evaluation, Jeffrey Butts, Jennifer Peirce, JohnJayREC Products, Kathy Tomberg, KL Blount-Hill, Laila Alsabahi, Megan O'Toole, Michelle Cubellis, Monographs, Sheyla Delgado, Violence

Street by Street: Cross-Site Evaluation of the OJJDP Community-Based Violence Prevention Demonstration Program

While one of the strengths of OJJDP’s CBVP model was its emphasis on adaptation to local context and needs, the variation across program sites posed serious challenges for the evaluation and made it impossible to assess and compare outcomes in each city. Continue reading Street by Street: Cross-Site Evaluation of the OJJDP Community-Based Violence Prevention Demonstration Program

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