Mobilizing Communities to Implement Evidence-Based Practices for Youth Violence Prevention Introduction to the Special Issue

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 2-7

  Guerra, Nancy G ^a   Backer, Thomas E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Human Interaction Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; COMMUNITY CARE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 79960451608     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-010-9421-y     Document Type: Editorial

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