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Flannery, Daniel J.; Singer, Mark I. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
Established in the year 2000, the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education is a multidisciplinary center located at a school of social work that engages in collaborative, community-based research and evaluation that spans multiple systems and disciplines. The Center currently occupies 4,200 sq. ft. with multiple offices and…
Descriptors: Violence, Prevention, Program Evaluation, Social Work
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Townsend, Stephanie M.; Campbell, Rebecca – Journal of Community Psychology, 2007
This study examined the practices of 24 community-based rape prevention programs. Although these programs were geographically dispersed throughout one state, they were remarkably similar in their approach to rape prevention programming. DiMaggio and Powell's (1991) theory of institutional isomorphism was used to explain the underlying causes of…
Descriptors: Rape, Prevention, Community Programs, Organizational Theories
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McGrath, Robert J.; Livingston, Joy A.; Falk, Gail – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2007
The state of Vermont closed its only institution for persons with intellectual disabilities in 1993 and moved to a totally community-based model of services. Here we describe the characteristics of the near exhaustive statewide sample of adult male sex offenders with intellectual disabilities (N = 103) who received these services between 1993 and…
Descriptors: Recidivism, State Programs, Mental Retardation, Sexual Abuse
Hoge, Robert D., Ed.; Guerra, Nancy G., Ed.; Boxer, Paul, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2008
This authoritative, highly readable reference and text is grounded in the latest knowledge on how antisocial and criminal behavior develops in youth and how it can effectively be treated. Contributors describe proven ways to reduce juvenile delinquency by targeting specific risk factors and strengthening young people's personal, family, and…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Substance Abuse, Intervention, Delinquency