Community Readiness for Change and Youth Violence Prevention: A Tale of Two Cities

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 97-105

  Parker, Robert Nash ^a   Alcaraz, Roxanna ^a   Payne, Pedro R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Prevention; Readiness to change

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CITY; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; DEMOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CITIES; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 79960464634     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-010-9415-9     Document Type: Article

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