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Using an innovative developmental evaluation framework to promote the use of evidence-based practices and programs in violence prevention : the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative /

This case describes an ongoing effort to develop and implement an innovative developmental evaluation framework to support a community-based youth violence prevention system in Seattle, Washington, called the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative. This initiative began in 2009 in response to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Herrenkohl, Todd Ian (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Los Angeles, California] : SAGE, 2014.
Series:SAGE research methods. Cases.
Subjects:
Violence > Washington (State) > Seattle > Prevention > Case studies.
Research > Methodology > Case studies.
Recherche > Méthodologie > Études de cas.
Research > Methodology
Violence > Prevention
Washington (State) > Seattle
Electronic books.
Case studies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This case describes an ongoing effort to develop and implement an innovative developmental evaluation framework to support a community-based youth violence prevention system in Seattle, Washington, called the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative. This initiative began in 2009 in response to several gang-related homicides, and now serves approximately 1,500 youth between the ages of 12 and 17 city-wide.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781473951914
1473951917