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Child/Youth Crime Prevention - Useful Websites
Sites Specific to Prevention Issues:
ERIC meta-list on School Violence – links organized in to sections including Defining Youth Violence, Community Programs, National Programs, and Publications.
The Coalition for Juvenile Justice – A national nonprofit association that champions children and promotes public safety. Also recently published “Abandoned in the Back Row: New Lessons in Education and Delinquency Prevention”.
Pew Partnership – Information for healthy families and children.
Center for Disease Control – Best practices of youth violence prevention: a sourcebook for community action.
U.S. Department of Education – Access to “Family Involvement in Education” series.
Parenting is Prevention – information for parents.
The Bureau for At-risk Youth – providing timely and effective tools and products to help in making critical life choices.
The Western Regional Center for the Application of Prevention Technology – One of the six regional centers funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. Assists states, jurisdictions and community-based prevention programs to apply scientifically-defensible strategies in their efforts to prevent substance abuse.
Sites Specific to Policy and Treatment Issues:
American Youth Policy Forum –Bridging youth policy, practice and research; publishes fact sheets online.
Child Welfare League of America – Juvenile Justice Division.
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice – Progressive group dedicated to reducing society’s reliance on the use of incarceration as a solution to social problems.
University of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy at the University of Virginia – Juvenile Forensic Fact Sheets.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation – dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the U.S.
The Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative –building blocks for reform.
Juvenile Law Center – Public interest law firm working for the reform and coordination of the child welfare, juvenile justice and public healthcare systems in their deivery of services to children.
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges – League of judges serving the nation’s children and families by improving juvenile and family courts.
National Crime Prevention Council – National organizer of community-based programs and solutions to preventing crime.
Sentencing Project – Source for criminal justice policy analysis, data and program information.
The American Bar Association – Juvenile Law Center Publications.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
National Youth Court Center – provides training and technical assistance and serves as a clearinghouse for youth court programs.
Juvenile Justice Bulletin – Teen courts: a focus on Research Background.
Teen courts in Bethel and West Eugene – Information about local teen courts (search under “volunteer opportunities”).
Restorative Justice Online – world’s largest clearinghouse of restorative justice information.
Real Justice – fostering the spread of conferencing, a restorative justice practice.
International Institute for Restorative Practices – provides education and research in support of the development of restorative practices.
Juvenile Justice Reform Initiatives in the States 1994-1996 – About the movement toward graduated sanctions.
Sites Specific to Safe Schools:
Center for the Prevention of School Violence – The national clearinghouse for Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE).
The International Association for Chiefs of Police - Guide for Preventing and Responding to School Violence.
“Early Warning, Timely Response” – An action guide for responding to school violence.
Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse on School Crime – Links to other sites.
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory – National resource center for safe schools.
Ribbon of Promise –National Campaign to end school violence.
School and Youth Violence Prevention Plan – America’s frontline against crime.
After School – Federal resources that support children and youth during out-of-school-hours.
School Violence Resource Center – A matrix comparing forty-seven model programs that have been evaluated by seven entities, including CSAP, CPSV and the Surgeon General.
Center for Safe Schools and Communities – Community and School-based intervention programs that address safe schools and promote cultural diversity.
Stop the Violence – Formed to counteract the negative influences affecting our youth and providing alternative methods of resolving issues.
Model Programs: School Violence – A compendium of exemplary and model programs; gives rating criteria.
Sites Specific to Bullying:
Bully B’ware Productions – taking action against bullying.
Bullying.org – where you are not alone; an international antibullying web site.
Antibullying Network - educational resources for young people, parents and schools.
Sites Specific to Conflict Resolution:
Conflict Resolution Education: “A Guide to Implementing Programs in Schools, Youth-Serving Organizations, and Community and Juvenile Justice Settings” is available from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service at 1-800-851-3420.
Oregon Dispute Resolution Commission – Supports the beneficial use of mediation, negotiation, conciliation and other collaborative problem solving processes.
Conflict Management Techniques – A grade 4-12 lesson plan to help students identify personal management styles and to develop an awareness of strategies used in each conflict management style.
Conflict Resolution Resources Web Site
Association for Conflict Resolution - Promoting peaceful, effective conflict resolution.
Youth-M - Empowering youth to develop a culture of respect, constructive conflict resolution and peace.
Educators for Social Responsibility - Fostering children’s ethical and social development.
Peace Education Foundation – Fostering school norms of cooperation and problem solving rather than violence and aggression.
New Mexico Center for Dispute Resolution – Offering hope when there is conflict.
National Center for Conflict Resolution – Researching, developing and replicating effective programs that improve the lives of children and families in the context of their communities.
Conflict Resolution Education Report
Sites Specific to Gang Prevention and Intervention:
Gang Resistance Education and Training – classroom instruction and community based activities that result in the necessary life-skills to avoid involvement in youth violence and criminal activity.
The Coroner’s Report – a collection of resources on gang intervention and prevention.
Gang Prevention and Intervention – A study in best practices .
More Useful Web Sites:
Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior – Research, Instruction and Public Service targeting anti-social behavior, school failure, delinquency, violence, gang membership, and at-risk conditions.
Strengthening Families Project – Effective Programs Overview.
Oregon Social Learning Center – Dedicated to increasing the scientific understanding of social and psychological processes related to healthy development and family functioning.
Children´s Defense Fund – Every child deserves a safe start.
Building Blocks for Youth – A comprehensive effort to protect minority youth in the justice system and to promote rational and effective juvenile justice policies.
Education World – The educator’s best friend.
Search Institute - 40 Developmental Assets.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention – Effective Intervention for Serious Juvenile Offenders (bulletin).
Blueprints: Violence Prevention Initiative – Description of ten prevention and intervention programs from the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence.
Pacific Center for Violence Prevention – Links to National and international violence information.
Adolescent Violence Prevention – Information for parents and professionals.
American Psychological Association – Information on raising children to resist violence.
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center – Information and research on violence committed by and against youth.
Youth Crime Watch of America –A youth-led project to create crime- and drug-free schools and communities.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation – Reexamining the juvenile justice system.
Oregon Social Learning Center – Dedicated to increasing the scientific understanding of social and psychological processes related to healthy development and family functioning.
Partnerships Against Violence – Details for youth violence prevention programs focusing on education, enforcement and rehabilitation.
National Governor’s Association – helping governors and their staff develop and implement innovative solutions.
Pride Surveys – Surveys to help schools assess school safety and design effective programs.
Mentoring.org – An advocate for the expansion of mentoring and a resource for mentors and mentoring initiatives nationwide.
Big Brothers Big Sisters – Making a positive difference in the lives of youth.
Northwest Regional Education Laboratory – Improves educational results for children, youth and adults by providing research and development assistance to education, government, community agencies, business and labor.
Public/Private Ventures – an Action-based research, public policy and program development organization.
Child/Youth Crime Prevention
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