Greater than the Sum of their Parts: The benefits of Youth Violence Prevention Centers

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 21-30

  Azrael, Deborah ^a   Hemenway, David ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic municipal collaboration; Surveillance; Youth violence prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BOSTON; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNIVERSITIES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 79960448602     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-010-9408-8     Document Type: Article

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