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This timely book assesses the work of the 20 violence reduction units in England and Wales (VRUs) and analyses their impact in preventing youth violence. Based primarily on data from the ESRC-funded project, Public Health, Youth and Violence Reduction, the book draws on interviews with all 20 Directors of the VRUs and other organisations, and analyses the roles of the police, communities and young people in violence prevention.
The book explains the public health model approach, highlighting the most significant and effective work to date. It makes clear recommendations for policy makers, practitioners and researchers working towards safer and better societies for children and young people to grow up in.
Tabela de Conteúdo
Introduction
Part 1: A Short History of the Public Health Approach
1. Roots and Shoots of the Public Health Approach
2. Recent Developments
Part 2: Violence Reduction Units
3. Bedding In, Reaching Out
4. Aiming Upstream, Slipping Downstream
Part 3: Looking Ahead
5. Where Should We Go From Here?
Sobre o autor
Keir Irwin-Rogers is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at The Open University.Luke Billingham is a youth and community worker at Hackney Quest and Research Associate at The Open University.
Fern Gillon is Research Assistant at the Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research at the University of Strathclyde.
Ali Fraser is Professor of Criminology at the University of Glasgow.
Susan Mc Vie is Professor of Quantitative Criminology at the University of Edinburgh.
Tim Newburn is Professor of Criminology and Social Policy at the London School of Economics.
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