What Works in Youth Violence Prevention: A Review of the Literature

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 141-156

  Fagan, Abigail A ^a   Catalano, Richard F ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent violence; evidence based programs (EBPs); prevention science; risk and protective factors; violence prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875328972     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731512465899     Document Type: Review

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