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Violence Prevention and Service-Learning: Selected Resources

This bibliography highlights theoretical perspectives, programs and practices, research studies, literature reviews and bibliographies, and websites on violence prevention and service-learning.

Source: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, March 2007.


Butts, J. A. (1999). Youth violence: Perception versus reality. Retrieved from http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=410402

Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence. (1998). Blueprints for violence prevention. Retrieved from http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/blueprints/index.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2000). Best practices of youth violence prevention: A sourcebook for community action. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

Constitutional Rights Foundation. (n.d.) I'm a VOICE: Ask me (violence-prevention outcomes in civic education). Chicago, IL: Author.

Developmental Research and Programs, Inc. (2000). Communities that care prevention strategies: A research guide to what works. Retrieved from http://www.channing-bete.com/positiveyouth/pages/CTC/CTC.html

Education Commission of the States. (1999). Service learning: An education strategy for preventing school violence. Retrieved from http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/13/40/1340.doc

Elliott, D. S., Hamburg, B. A., & Williams, K. R. (Eds.). (1998). Violence in American schools: A new perspective. Cambridge, UK: University Press.

Fetsch, R. J., & Silliman, B. (2002, Winter/Spring). Which youth violence prevention programs work? The Forum for Family & Consumer Issues, 7(1). Retrieved from http://ncsu.edu/ffci/publications/2002/v7-n1-2002-winter-spring/ar-1-youth.php

Fletch, L., Bhaerman, B., & Romento, C. (2005). Social justice: Culminating projects tools for students. Vancouver, WA: Service-Learning Northwest, Educational Service District 112.

Hess, D. (1997, September). Violence prevention and service learning. Social Education, 61(5), 279-281.

Institute for Community Peace and the Family Violence Prevention Fund. (2003, August). Integrating community building and violence prevention: Final report. Retrieved from http://wivp.waittinstitute.org/images/projects/CBVPReport.pdf

Levins, T. (n.d.) Response to school violence: Somebody else's problem. Austin, TX: Texas Youth Commission Archive.

Lions Quest. (n.d.). Grades k-5: Skills for growing; Grades 6-8: Skills for adolescence; Grades 9-12: Skills for action. Retrieved from http://www.lions-quest.org/gradelevels.php

Miller, F., & Webb, J. (1996). Theoretical perspectives on violence and youth. Providence, RI: Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, Brown University.

Nadeau, D. F., LaRue, C. M., Allen, J., Cohen, J., & Hyman, L. (2002). Respect: Interpersonal violence prevention resource guide, "Stopping youth violence before it begins." Retrieved from http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED478274

Pereira, C., & Rodriguez, K. (1997). Linking violence prevention and good social studies: Research and development. Social Education, 61(5), 282-289.

Prevention Institute. (2001). What factors foster resiliency against violence? Retrieved from http://www.preventioninstitute.org/component/jlibrary/article/download/id-376/127.html

Sausjord, I., & Friedman, L. (1997). The challenge of youth violence: Finding our role, doing our part. Social Studies Review, 6(2), 8-50.

Schinke, S., Brounstein, P., & Gardner, S. (2002). Science-based prevention programs and principles. Rockville, MD: U. S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Thomsen, K. (2002). Building resilient students: Integrating resiliency into what you already know and do. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Corwin Press.

Treacy, A. (1999). Service-learning as a tool for violence prevention: An annotated topic bibliography. Scotts Valley, CA: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2001). Youth violence: A report of the surgeon general. Retrieved from http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence

Wahler, J. J., Fetsch, R. J., & Silliman, B. (1997). Research-based, empirically-effective violence prevention curricula: A review of resources.

White House Council on Youth Violence. (2000). Helping your children navigate their teenage years: A guide for parents. Retrieved from http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2889/is_41_35/ai_57815905/

Links

Center for the Prevention of School Violence

Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence

Division of Violence Prevention/Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention

National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention

National Crime Prevention Council

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative

U.S. Department of Education Safe and Drug Free Schools Program

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention