Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) Papers

CSPV-001: What Works in Reducing Adolescent Violence: An Empirical Review of the Field, by Patrick Tolan and Nancy Guerra (1994). This Center Paper examines the effectiveness of juvenile violence prevention and treatment programs. It reviews program evaluations and other research literature focusing on program effectiveness as it relates to adolescent violence prevention and treatment.

CSPV-002: Drugs, Alcohol and Adolescent Violence, by D. Wayne Osgood (1994). This Center Paper represents a critical review of the literature. It includes a review of what is known about drugs, alcohol and adolescent violence, what appears to be known yet has limitations, and gaps in research knowledge.

CSPV-003: Youth Participation in Hate-Motivated Crimes: Research and Policy Implication, by Christopher Maxwell and Sheila Royo Maxwell (1995). This Center Paper includes a review of what is known about adolescent involvement in violent hate crimes, what appears to be known yet has limitations, and gaps in research and knowledge.

CSPV-004: Gangs and Adolescent Violence, by James F. Short, Jr. (1996). This Center Paper seeks to explain youth gang violence. It examines four group processes of gangs that are critical in determining gang behavior.

CSPV-005: Juvenile Sexual Aggression: A Critical Review, by Mark R. Weinrott (1996). This Center Paper summarizes what is known about juvenile sexual offenders. It includes statistics on juvenile sex crimes, offender characteristics, typologies, etiology and developmental course, and recidivism.

CSPV-006: Ethnicity, Race, Class, and Adolescent Violence, by Darnell F. Hawkins (1996). This Center Paper examines the extent of racial/ethnic differences in rates of assaultive violence and homicide in the United States.

CSPV-007: What Do We Know About Gun Use Among Adolescents?, by Deanna Wilkinson and Jeff Fagan (2002). This Center paper reviews studies of adolescents' attitudes and behaviors towards guns. It also summarizes trends in youth violence in relation to firearms and discusses findings based on in-depth interviews with active gun offenders.

CSPV-008: Youth Violence: An Overview, by Delbert S. Elliott (1994). This concise Center Paper considers current patterns and trends of youth violence, causes of youth violence, and what is known about the prevention of youth violence.

CSPV-009: Program Evaluation Overview, by Kristi Jackson, Kirk R. Williams, and Delbert S. Elliott (1996). This Center Paper provides a general framework for understanding the basic components of evaluation research. Not intended as a guidebook for conducting evaluations, this publication aims to assist program managers as they begin to shape an evaluation plan.

CSPV-010: Program Planning Guide for Youth Violence Prevention: A Risk-Focused Approach, by Nancy G. Guerra and Kirk R. Williams (1996). This CSPV Planning Guide details the steps for planning violence prevention programs, including evaluation strategies, building on risk and protective factors. This publication includes worksheets that can be used to guide communities.

CSPV-011: Human Development and Violence Prevention: A Focus on Youth, by Kirk R. Williams, Nancy G. Guerra, and Delbert S. Elliott, (1997). This Center Paper provides a theoretical framework for research, policy and action plans for youth violence prevention, emphasizing stages of human development.

CSPV-012: Prevention Programs That Work for Youth: Violence Prevention, by Delbert S. Elliott, (1998). This succinct Center Paper reviews the status of current violence prevention and intervention programs. It provides a summary of programs that work and justification for why model prevention programs must be emphasized in the search for effective prevention.

CSPV-013: Supporting Youth by Strengthening Communities: The DART Model, by Kirk R. Williams, Nancy G. Guerra, and Delbert S. Elliott, (1999). This Center Paper explains the comprehensive framework of the DART Model, which builds on youth development and risk-focused approaches.

CSPV-014: Preventing Youth Handgun Violence, by Sabrina Arredondo, Tonya Aultman-Bettridge, Tenah Johnson, Kirk R. Williams, Louise Ninneman, and Ken Torp, (1999). This Center Paper addresses the issue of youth gun violence and its prevention, including national as well as Colorado trends.

CSPV-015: Lies, Damn Lies and Arrest Statistics, by Delbert S. Elliott, (1995). This Center Paper addresses the dangers of relying exclusively on arrest studies when describing the dynamics of criminal behavior. Dr. Elliott received the Edwin H. Sutherland Award in 1995. This paper was first presented at the Sutherland Award Presentation at the American Society of Criminology Meetings in Boston, MA.

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CSPV Fact Sheets

• FS-001: Gangs and Youth Violence, (1997, 2008).
• FS-002: Juvenile Sexual Aggression, (1997, 2008).
• FS-003: Ethnicity, Race, Class, and Adolescent Violence, (2009).
• FS-004: Intimate Partner Violence, (2008) [previously entitled Violence Against Women (1998)].
• FS-006: Youth Handgun Violence, (1999).
• FS-007: The Youth Violence Problem, (1999, 2008).
• FS-008: Youth in Adult Courts, (2008), [previously entitled Judicial Waivers: Youth in Adult Courts (1999)].
• FS-009: Judicial Waiver Statistics by State, (1999, 2008).

CSPV Position Summaries and Response Letters

• PS-001: D.A.R.E. Program, (2010).
• PS-002: Gun Control Efforts, (1998).
• PS-003: Positive Peer Culture Programs, (1998).
• PS-004: Student Profiling, (2000).

Response to "Beyond Scared Straight" on A&E, (2011).

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Blueprints for Violence Prevention Publications

This series of publications describe Blueprints for Violence Prevention model prevention programs. Each book is designed to be a practical document which will allow interested persons to make informed judgments about a proven program's appropriateness for their particular situation, needs and resources. Additionally, there is a publication outlining how to implement with success and a video on selected programs.

BP-001: Midwestern Prevention Project (MPP), by Mary Ann Pentz, Sharon F. Mihalic, and Jennifer K. Grotpeter, (1998). This community-based program targets adolescent drug use. The program uses five intervention strategies designed to combat the community influences on drug use: mass media, school, parent, community organization, and health policy change. The primary intervention channel is the school. ($12.00 + s&h) Order form

BP-002: Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBS), by Dagmar E. McGill, Sharon F. Mihalic, and Jennifer K. Grotpeter, (1998). Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is the oldest and best known mentoring program in the United States. The program serves 6-18 year old disadvantaged youth from single-parent households. The goal is to develop a caring relationship between a matched youth and an adult mentor. ($12.00 + s&h) Order form

BP-003: Functional Family Therapy (FFT), by James Alexander, Cole Barton, Donald Gordon, Jennifer Grotpeter, Kjell Hansson, Rich Harrison, Susan Mears, Sharon Mihalic, Bruce Parsons, Christie Pugh, Stewart Schulman, Holly Waldron, and Tom Sexton, (1998, 2000, 2002). Functional Family Therapy is a short-term therapeutic program for at-risk youth. The program involves phases and techniques designed to engage and motivate youth and families; change youth and family communication, interaction and problem solving; and help families better deal with and utilize outside system resources. ($12.00 + s&h) Order form

BP-005: Life Skills Training (LST), by Gilbert J. Botvin, Sharon F. Mihalic, and Jennifer K. Grotpeter, (1998, 2002). Life Skills Training is a drug use prevention program that provides general life skills training and social resistance skills training to junior high/middle school students. The curriculum is taught in school by regular classroom teachers. ($12.00 + s&h) Order form

BP-006: Multisystemic Therapy (MST), by Scott W. Henggeler, Sharon F. Mihalic, Lee Rone, Christopher Thomas, and Jane Timmons-Mitchell, (1998, 2001). This program targets specific factors (family, peer, school and neighborhood) that contribute to the antisocial behavior of violent and chronic juvenile offenders. The goal of this intervention is to help parents deal effectively with their youth's behavior problems, including deviant peers and poor school performance. ($12.00 + s&h) Order form

BP-007: Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), by David L. Olds, Peggy L. Hill, Sharon F. Mihalic, and Ruth A. O'Brien, (1998, 2001). This program, formerly known as Prenatal and Infancy Home Visitation by Nurses, sends nurses to the homes of pregnant women who are predisposed to infant health and developmental problems in order to improve parent and child outcomes. Home visiting also promotes the cognitive and social-emotional development of the children, and provides general support and parenting skills to the parent. ($12.00 + s&h) Order form

BP-008: Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC), by Patricia Chamberlain and Sharon F. Mihalic, (1998, 2001). This program is an effective alternative to residential treatment for adolescents who have problems with chronic delinquency and antisocial behavior. The program provides placement, treatment and supervision to participating adolescents. ($12.00 + s&h) Order form

BP-009: Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (BPP), by Dan Olweus, Sue Limber, and Sharon Mihalic, (2000, 2002). The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program has as its major goal the reduction of victim/bully problems among primary and secondary school children. It aims to increase awareness of the problem, to achieve active involvement on the part of teachers and parents, to develop clear rules against bullying behavior, and to provide support and protection for the victims of bullying. ($12.00 + s&h) Order form

BP-010: Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies (PATHS), by Mark T. Greenberg, Carol Kusche, and Sharon F. Mihalic, (1998, 2002). PATHS (Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies) is an elementary school-based intervention, taught throughout the school year, that is designed to promote social and emotional competence, including the expression, understanding, and regulation of emotions. ($12.00 + s&h) Order form

BP-011: The Incredible Years: Parent, Teacher, and Child Training Series (IYS), by Carolyn Webster-Stratton, Sharon Mihalic, Abigail Fagan, David Arnold, Ted Taylor, and Charles Tingley, (2001). The Incredible Years is a comprehensive set of curricula designed to promote social competence and to prevent, reduce, and treat conduct problems in children ages 2 to 8. There are three program components: parent training, teacher training, and child training. In all three programs, trained facilitators use videotape scenes to encourage group discussion, problem-solving and sharing of ideas. ($12.00 + s&h) Order form

BP-012: Project Towards No Drug Abuse (Project TND), by Steve Sussman, Luanne Rohrbach, and Sharon Mihalic, (2004). Project TND is a drug abuse prevention program that targets high school age youth at traditional and alternative high schools. The curriculum, taught by teachers or health educators, contains twelve 40-minute interactive sessions, and focuses on motivations to use drugs, social skills, and cognitive processing skills. ($12.00 + s&h) Order form

BP-IMP: The Blueprints for Violence Prevention Replications: Factors for Implementation Success, by Sharon Mihalic, Abigail Fagan, Katherine Irwin, Diane Ballard, and Delbert Elliott (2002). As science-based programs become more readily available to practitioners, the need for identifying and overcoming problems associated with the process of implementation becomes critical. A major goal of the Blueprints for Violence Prevention initiative has been to enhance the understanding of program implementation by studying the influence of human and systems-level factors that challenge the successful implementation of programs. This report describes the results of a process evaluation focused on discovering common implementation obstacles faced by sites implementing the Blueprints programs. The Blueprints team discovered and validated a number of conditions necessary for successful and sustained program implementation. The report first describes the Blueprints programs and the importance of implementation fidelity, and then describes the ways that planning, organizational, staffing, program champion and proactive technical assistance factors influenced implementation quality. ($5.00 + s&h) Order form

BP-VID: Blueprints for Violence Prevention Video, (1999, 20 Minutes). The Blueprints for Violence Prevention provide step-by-step guidance for communities to plan and implement youth crime and violence prevention strategies. The compelling narrative and demonstrative case studies highlight 10 exemplary programs throughout the country which represent strategies as diverse in scope, budget and geography as they are successful. Edward James Olmos, is featured as National Spokesperson for the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence. ($20.00 + s&h) Order form

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Blueprints Fact Sheets

• FS-BP01: Blueprints Selection Process, (1998, 2006).
• FS-BP02: Blueprints Model Program Descriptions, (1998, 2006).
• FS-BP03: Blueprints Promising Program Descriptions, (1998, 2008, 2009).

Blueprints Model Programs Fact Sheets

• FS-BPM01: Midwestern Prevention Project (MPP), (1998, 2006).
• FS-BPM02: Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, (1998, 2006).
• FS-BPM03: Functional Family Therapy (FFT), (1998, 2007).
• FS-BPM05: Life Skills Training (LST), (1998, 2006).
• FS-BPM06: Multisystemic Therapy (MST), (1998, 2006).
• FS-BPM07: Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), (1998, 2006).
• FS-BPM08: Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC), (1998, 2007).
• FS-BPM09: Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP), (1999, 2006).
• FS-BPM10: Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS), (1998, 2006).
• FS-BPM11: The Incredible Years, (2001, 2007).
• FS-BPM12: Project Towards No Drug Abuse (Project TND) (2004, 2006).

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Blueprints Promising Programs Fact Sheets

• FS-BPP01: Athletes Training and Learning to Avoid Steroids (ATLAS), (2002, 2006).
• FS-BPP02: Behavioral Monitoring and Reinforcement Program (BMRP), (1999, 2006).
• FS-BPP03: Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT), (2001, 2006).
• FS-BPP04: CASASTART. REMOVED from Promising List
• FS-BPP05: FAST Track, (1999, 2006).
• FS-BPP06: Good Behavior Game (GBG), (1999, 2006).
• FS-BPP07: Guiding Good Choices (GGC), (1999, 2006).
• FS-BPP08: I Can Problem Solve (ICPS), (1999, 2007).
• FS-BPP09: Linking the Interests of Families and Teachers (LIFT), (2000, 2006).
• FS-BPP10: Triple P-Positive Parenting Program, (2009).
• FS-BPP11: Perry Preschool Project, (1999, 2006).
• FS-BPP12: Preventive Treatment Program (PTP), (1999, 2006).
• FS-BPP13: Project ALERT. REMOVED from Promising list
• FS-BPP14: Project Northland, (1999, 2006).
• FS-BPP15: Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention of College Students (BASICS), (2006).
• FS-BPP16: Orebro Prevention Program (OPP), (2011).
• FS-BPP17: Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP), (1999, 2006).
• FS-BPP18: Strengthening Families Program for Parents & Youth (SFP 10-14), (1999, 2006).
• FS-BPP19: Strong African American Families (SAAF) Program, (2006).
• FS-BPP20: Raising Healthy Children, (2009).
• FS-BPP21: Communities That Care (CTC), (2009).
• FS-BPP22: SPORT, (2012).
• FS-BPP23: In Shape, (2012).
• FS-BPP24: Steps to Respect, (2012).

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Blueprints for Violence Prevention Newsletter Archives

(Published February 2000-April 2003)

Newsletters were published throughout the year in order to update organizations and individuals involved with the Blueprints Training and Technical Assistance project with regard to program developments as well as practical research gained from the project.

• Life Skills Training Program; Lessons Learned Part I, Volume 1/Issue 2, February 2000.
• Assessment & Planning for Program Implementation, Volume 1/Issue 3, September 2000.
• Importance of Implementation Fidelity, Volume 2/Issue 1, March 2001.
• Assessing Site Readiness to Adopt Research Based Programs, Volume 2/Issue 2, April 2001.
• Ensuring Program Success, Volume 2/Issue 3, October 2001.
• Life Skills Training Program; Lessons Learned Part II, Volume 4/Issue 3, April 2003.

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Safe Communities Safe Schools Publications

Safe Communities Safe Schools Planning Guide by Linda Cunningham, Jane Grady and Susan Lineberry, (2011). This guide presents the Safe Communities Safe Schools model for developing a safe school plan.

Safe Communities Safe Schools Action Guide by Linda Cunningham, Jane Grady and Susan Lineberry, (2011). This guide presents detailed information about selecting, implementing, monitoring and evaluating programs.

Safe Communities Safe Schools Program Guide by Linda Cunningham, Jane Grady and Susan Lineberry, (2011). This guide summarizes the most effective programs and lists them by program type, target population, setting, risk factors and effectiveness.

Pre-Planning Assessment Checklists. This handbook contains checklists to aid school-community planning teams in identifying areas of strength and weakness that could affect school and community safety.

School Safety Glossary. This glossary defines many of the terms that are used in safe school planning.

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Safe Communities Safe Schools (SCSS) Fact Sheets

• FS-SC01: Safe Communities Safe Schools Initiative, (2000, 2009).
• FS-SC02: Safe Communities Safe Schools Model, (2000, 2008).
• FS-SC03: Safe Communities Safe Schools Discipline Codes, (2000).
• FS-SC04: What is a Safe School?, (2000, 2008).
• FS-SC05: Creating a Crisis Plan, (2000, 2008).
• FS-SC06: Early Warning Signs, (2000).
• FS-SC07: Bullying Prevention: An Overview of Bullying, (2001, 2008).
• FS-SC08: Bullying Prevention: Recommendations for Schools, (2001, 2008).
• FS-SC09: Bullying Prevention: Recommendations for Parents, (2001, 2008).
• FS-SC10: Bullying Prevention: Recommendations for Kids, (2001, 2008).
• FS-SC11: Implementing an Effective School Resource Officer Program, (2001, 2009).
• FS-SC12: After School Programs, (2001).
• FS-SC14: Responding to Violence in Schools, (1998).
• FS-SC15: How Students Can Avoid School Victimization, (1998).
• FS-SC16: Blueprint for Safe Schools, (2008).
• FS-SC17: Establishing a School Threat Assessment Process, (2008).
• FS-SC18: Steps to Conducting a School Threat Assessment Process, (2008).
• FS-SC19: Targeted School Violence, (2008).
• FS-SC20: Introduction to Safe School Planning: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, (2008).
• FS-SC21: The Role of the Bystander in Preventing a Targeted Attack, (2008).
• FS-SC22: Funding Resources for Prevention Programs, (2010).
• FS-SC23: School Climate, (2010).
• FS-SC24: SCSS School Climate Surveys, (2010).
• FS-SC25: Information Sharing, (2011).
• FS-SC26: Recommendations for Program Implementation, (2011).

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School Violence Fact Sheets

(Excerpted from Violence in American Schools: A New Perspective)

• FS-SV01: An Integrated Approach to Youth Violence Prevention, (1998).
• FS-SV02: Youth Violence: A Public Health Concern, (1998).
• FS-SV03: Social Contexts and Adolescent Violence, (1998).
• FS-SV04: Juvenile Aggression, (1998).
• FS-SV05: School Violence and Social Conditions, (1998).
• FS-SV06: Preventing Firearm Violence, (1998).
• FS-SV07: Reducing School Violence, (1998).
• FS-SV08: Evaluations of School-Based Violence Prevention Programs, (1998).
• FS-SV09A: Safe School Planning, (1998).
• FS-SV09B: Recommendations for Safe School Plans, (1998, 2008).
• FS-SV10: Exposure to Urban Violence, (1998).
• FS-SV11: Community Policing, Schools, and Mental Health, (1998).
• FS-SV12: Urban After-School Programs, (1998).

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Safe Schools Newsletter

(Published Sept/Oct 2008-present)

This quarterly Safe Schools newsletter is a joint communication outreach between the Colorado School Safety Resource Center (CSSRC) and CSPV's Safe Communities Safe Schools (SCSS) project. Funding is made possible by both the CSSRC and SCSS. It will eventually become an e-newsletter and may no longer be available in a print version. Readers can sign up to receive emailed copies of the newsletter.

• Safe Schools, Volume 1/Issue 1, Sept/Oct 2008 Colorado Establishes School Safety Resource Center
• Safe Schools, Volume 1/Issue 2, Nov/Dec 2008 New Director is Hired for Colorado School Safety Resource Center
• Safe Schools, Volume 1/Issue 3, May 2009 School Climate and Academic Success: Safety Matters
• Safe Schools, Volume 2/Issue 1, August 2009 NIMS Compliance?
• Safe Schools, Volume 2/Issue 2, November 2009 Prevention: Links to the Future
• Safe Schools, Volume2/Issue 3, February 2010 Preparedness: Ready for Challenges
• Safe Schools, Volume 2/Issue 4, May 2010 Crisis Response: Be Ready to Act
• Safe Schools, Volume 3/Issue 1, August 2010 Recovery: Returning to the Business of Learning
• Safe Schools, Volume 3/Issue 2, November 2010 Bullying: It's Not Welcome in Today's Safe School Climate
• Safe Schools, Volume 3/Issue 3, February 2011 Spotlight on Youth Suicide Prevention
• Safe Schools, Volume 3/Issue 4, March/April 2011 Substance Abuse Prevention: Links to the Future
• Safe Schools, Volume 4/Issue 1, August 2011 Colorado School Safety Legislation
• Safe Schools, Volume 4/Issue 2, November 2011 School-Based Prevention for a Lifetime of Success

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Communities and Schools in Action Archives

(Published October 1999-September 2005)

Communities and Schools in Action is the quarterly newsletter published by Safe Communities Safe Schools (SCSS). Review past issues for highlights of safe school planning, tips on violence prevention, and recent activities of the SCSS Initiative.

• Volume 1, Issue 1 October 1999.
• Volume 1, Issue 2 February 2000.
• Volume 1, Issue 3 May 2000.
• Volume 1, Issue 4 August 2000.
• Volume 1, Issue 5 December 2000.
• Volume 2, Issue 1 March 2001.
• Volume 2, Issue 2 May 2001.
• Volume 2, Issue 3 September 2001.
• Volume 2, Issue 4 December 2001.
• Volume 3, Issue 1 February 2002.
• Volume 3, Issue 2 May 2002.
• Volume 3, Issue 3 August 2002.
• Volume 3, Issue 4 December 2002.
• Volume 4, Issue 1 February 2003.
• Volume 4, Issue 2 May 2003.
• Volume 4, Issue 3 September 2003.
• Volume 4, Issue 4 December 2003.
• Volume 5, Issue 1 March 2004.
• Volume 5, Issue 2 June 2004.
• Volume 5, Issue 3 August 2004.
• Volume 5, Issue 4 November 2004.
• Volume 6, Issue 1 February 2005.
• Volume 6, Issue 2 September 2005.

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