National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
A Federal resource for communities working to prevent violence committed by and against young people.
The mission of the NYVPRC is to provide key leaders in communities—local government leaders and community leaders—with dynamic resources to help support their efforts to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate effective youth violence prevention efforts. See About Us for more complete details about the NYVPRC.
News and Features
Hot Topics
- New CDC Feature, Youth and Electronic Aggression
- New Issue of OJJDP News @ a Glance
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- New Report From the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Juvenile Court Statistics 2005
- New Report From the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Juvenile Residential Facility Census, 2004: Select Findings
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Weekly News Features
- County Tackles School Bullies
- Dane County Schools Tighten Security Measures
- Police Chief Dan Isom Aims To Put More Cops Into the Community
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- Schools Offer Character Education, Too
- CRIME: Gang Prevention Must Start Early, Experts Say
- Police Call Portland-area Gang Wars a ‘Crisis’
- Salinas Turns to Books To Curb Gang Violence
- Gangs: Danger in the Valley
- Sen. Murray Co-Sponsors Anti-Gang Legislation
- L.A. County Supervisors Approve Anti-Gang Pilot Program