Violence

Measuring collective efficacy among children in community-based afterschool programs: Exploring pathways toward prevention and positive youth development

Citation: Smith EP, Osgood DW, Caldwell L, Hynes K, Perkins DF: Measuring collective efficacy among...

The impact of an elementary school-based violence prevention program on visits to the school nurse.

In Tucson, Arizona, an elementary school-based violence prevention program (PeaceBuilders) was implemented during the 1994-1995...

When interventions harm: Peer groups and problem behavior

This article explored developmental and intervention evidence relevant to iatrogenic effects in peer-group interventions. Longitudinal...

The hidden corridor curriculum.

Described in this paper is the "hidden" corridor curriculum which emerged in two urban high...

Initial behavior outcomes for the PeaceBuilders universal school-based violence prevention program

PeaceBuilders is a universal, elementary-school-based violence prevention program that attempts to alter the climate of...

PeaceBuilders: A theoretically driven, school-based model for early violence prevention

PeaceBuilders is a schoolwide violence-prevention program for elementary schools (K-5). A coalition of the Pima...

Utility of TOCA-R scores during the elementary school years in identifying later violence among adolescent males

Objective To evaluate the utility of a teacher-rating instrument (TOCA-R) of aggressive behavior during elementary...

Community-based prevention using simple, low-cost, evidence-based kernels and behavior vaccines

A paradox exists in community prevention of violence and drugs. Good research now exists on...

Developmental epidemiological courses leading to antisocial personality disorder and violent and criminal behavior: Effects by young adulthood of a universal preventive intervention in first- and second-grade classrooms

Background Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), violent and criminal behavior, and drug abuse disorders share the...

The impact of an elementary school-based violence prevention program on visits to the school nurse

Introduction: In Tucson, Arizona, an elementary school-based violence prevention program (PeaceBuilders) was implemented during the...