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Peer Violence Prevention Programs in Middle and High Schools.

Wilson-Brewer1

  • 1University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Public Health and Child Health, CB#7400, Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400, USA.

Adolescent Medicine (Philadelphia, Pa.)
|June 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

Schools are key locations for adolescent violence prevention programs. This chapter reviews current school-based interventions, their effectiveness data, and suggests improvements for future research and practice.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Education
  • Criminology

Background:

  • Adolescents spend significant time in schools.
  • Schools are increasingly sites of violence.
  • Violence prevention activities are thus often school-based.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe current school-based violence prevention interventions.
  • To assess the available data on intervention effectiveness.
  • To provide recommendations for research and practice.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of school-based violence prevention programs.
  • Analysis of existing data on intervention outcomes.
  • Synthesis of findings to inform recommendations.

Main Results:

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  • A range of school-based interventions are in use.
  • Data on the effectiveness of these interventions is limited.
  • There is a need for improved research and practice.

Conclusions:

  • Schools are critical settings for violence prevention efforts.
  • Further research is needed to establish evidence-based practices.
  • Recommendations are provided to enhance future interventions.