Violence is a horrific form of anger, aggression and pain to so many in Duval County’s Health Zone 1. Health data shows that there is a high prevalence of violence in this Zone; it is obvious that many socio- economic factors may be exacerbating this. “Health Zone 1 has the highest rate of homicide in Duval County with 43.4 per 100,000 populations” (Duval County Health Department, 2008, pg. 8) It is the violence and risks for violence that unfortunately impacts the health of Zone 1 significantly
What is Teen Dating Violence? Teen Dating Violence (TDV) is described as the physical, emotional, or sexual abuse that occurs within a relationship while dating. TDV can occur in person, or electronically by a current or former partner (CDC, 2014). Many adolescents and adults are unaware of the prevalence of TDV but a recent national study revealed that nearly 10% of adolescents have reported being hit, slapped, or intentionally physically hurt by someone they had claimed to be dating (CDC, 2014)
Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy (TAVIS) is a targeted approach to policing that incorporates increased surveillance along with increased patrols in lower income neighborhoods (Siciliano, 2010). This policy is the product of a constellation of factors that includes a key triggering shootout among two rival youth gangs on Boxing Day, 2005, which resulted in the death of innocent bystander Jane Creba. I. Identification of the problem The Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy (TAVIS)
A community intervention currently ongoing in Chicago that is working to effect social change is the Eagles youth elementary tackle football program, “North Lawndale Sports League NFP, Inc”. The original unincorporated grassroots community-based football program was started more than 20 years ago as an alternative to violence, at-risk behavior and violence prevention servicing youth ages 7-15. February 2009 the program developed into the “North Lawndale Sports League, NFP Inc.” as an Illinois not-for-
Abstract Operation Ceasefire is a problem-oriented policing intervention aimed at reducing youth homicide and youth firearms violence in Boston. Project design began in 1995 and it was implemented in 1996. It is based on the “pulling levers” deterrence strategy that focuses criminal justice attention on a small number of chronically offending gang-involved youth responsible for much of Boston’s youth homicide problem. This paper will explore the problem Operation Ceasefire is trying to solve and
Dating violence is most commonly thought of in mature adult relationships, but it is also alarmingly common among youth. Youth experience many forms of dating violence. Dating violence includes a large range of abusive behaviors, such as physical, emotional, and sexual assault. These abusive behaviors occur between two people who have entered a romantic or sexual relationship together, and consider themselves to be a couple. Dating violence and victimization may occur in any romantic or sexual relationship
aside to build new facilities which will produce the same recidivism rate. Statement of Problem The Juvenile Justice Systems throughout America has had difficulty determining the fine line between delivering a standardized and fair punishment for youth offenders while remaining the
Programs: Community Crime Prevention Programs Introduction Community crime prevention programs incorporate practices that target changes in a community’s culture, physical environment, or infrastructure to reduce crime such as gang involvement and violence (Citation Needed). This paper will examine the following three different strategies used in crime prevention programs: focused deterrence strategy, problem-solving policing, and situational crime prevention. Deterrence strategy or theory states
the changes in the health status of individuals or the population. The outcomes are attributed to multiple or planned interventions, whether or not the intention of the intervention was to alter the health status. These interventions include health services and programs including health promotion programs, government policies, laws and regulations, and consequent programs. Intervention may also include unintended or intended health outcomes of government policies in areas besides health. Health outcomes
journal article, Effective correctional intervention programs for juveniles: review and synthesis of meta-analytic evidence, written by Kim, Merlo and Benekos claim there are relevant factors that determine the effectiveness of a juvenile corrections program. Such factors primarily include the knowledge that what works for adults does not necessarily mean it is going to work for a juvenile. “There is not a ‘one size fits all’ model that can be applied to youth and adult offenders (Kim, Merlo, & Benekos