Evans, Douglas and Sheyla Delgado (April 2014). Most High Risk Youth Referred to Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. Remain Arrest Free and
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NCCD Blog
Positive Youth Justice: A Model to Support Youth April 28, 2014 by Jeffrey A. Butts, PhD, Director, Research and Evaluation
Delays in Youth Justice
U.S. Department of Justice (2014). Delays in Youth Justice. Justice Research Bulletin. Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice and Office of
The Second American Crime Drop
Are today’s violent crime rates different from the rates of 30 years ago? Do trends in serious and violent crime by juveniles (under age 18) differ from trends among older youth (i.e., young adults ages 18-24), and how much of the overall crime decline that began in the 1990s can be attributed to juvenies and older youth?
Los Angeles Times
Attacks on Jews show a troubling increase Although overall anti-Semitic incidents declined 19% nationwide from 2012 to 2013, there were
Denormalizing Violence
Cure Violence utilizes a public health approach. It considers gun violence to be analogous to a communicable disease that passes from person to person when left untreated. According to the logic of Cure Violence, gun violence is most effectively reduced by changing the behavior of individuals at risk to participate in gun violence and “denormalizing” violence by working to change the community norms that support and perpetuate gun violence.