In 2010 and 2011, OJJDP sought applications to fund community-based violence prevention initiatives.
Category: CBVP Final Report
Street by Street: Chapter 2
The Brooklyn program area and comparison area experienced similar crime patterns during the study.
Street by Street: Chapter 3
Violence generally increased from 2010 to 2015 and the increases were larger in CBVP areas.
Street by Street: Chapter 4
The outcome evaluation failed to detect measurable effects of CBVP at the community level.
Street by Street: Chapter 5
Violent crime trends in CBVP areas failed to demonstrate positive effects of the initiative.
Street by Street: Chapter 6
Violence was declining and the decrease may have been more pronounced among youth in CBVP areas.
Street by Street: Chapter 7
Violence in Newark may have simply followed a pattern common to other large cities in New Jersey.
Street by Street: Chapter 8
The CBVP program may have improved communities, but the study could not identify consistent effects.
Street by Street: References
Cross-Site Evaluation of the OJJDP Community-Based Violence Prevention Demonstration Program