violence

=Violence Project=

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**Websites**
Teens, Crime, and the Community The Teens, Crime, and the Community program educates youth on topics that regularly affect you including bullying, conflicts between different people, dating violence, property crimes, and a lot more.

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center Interpersonal violence affects teens everywhere. This site is a 'gateway' for government information on bullying, anger management, hate crimes, gangs, drugs, and more.

Violence Policy Center (VPC) This activist nonprofit group seeks to reduce firearms-related violence (gun suicides, homicides, and unintentional shootings) "through research, advocacy, education, and litigation. The VPC approaches gun violence as a public health issue." The site features fact sheets, studies, and press releases on topics such as the firearm industry, and guns and terrorism. Also includes links to federal and state laws.

The Safe Schools Coalition (SSC) The SSC wants " to reduce bias-based bullying and violence in schools and to help schools better meet the needs of sexual minority youth and children with sexual minority parents/guardians." The site features publications and stories on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues for students, educators, and parents. Also includes information and links to international, national, and Washington state resources. Links are also organized by type, topic, and audience. Some materials in Spanish. Searchable.
 * Bullying/Cyberbullying**

National School Safety Center This organization "serves as an advocate for safe, secure and peaceful schools worldwide and as a catalyst for the prevention of school crime and violence." See "Free Resources" for fact sheets and other materials on bullying in schools, "The Role of Schools in Homeland Security," and "Managing Schools Under Threat of Terrorism." See also "Media Resources" for statistics, reports, and other information on crime and violence in schools. "Established in 1984 by presidential directive."

Stop Cyberbullying This site discusses cyberbullying ("when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted" usually by another child, preteen, or teen, via "the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones") and provides prevention tips and action items. Includes details about the roles of parents, teachers, and police in creating a safe online environment. From WiredKids, a charity focused on the prevention of cybercrime and abuse.

National Center for Education Statistics: Crime and Safety Surveys (CSS) Compilation of school crime and safety data and reports, including the annual Indicators of School Crime and Safety (2002 to the present), and surveys of principals, teachers, and students. Includes reports on student discipline, victimization, gangs, bullying, weapons, drugs, and other school violence and crime topics. From the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education.

[|FBI--National Crime Statistics] The FBI regularly publishes or contributes to a series of statistical crime reports and publications, detailing specific offenses and outlining trends that can help you better understand crime threats both nationally and locally.


 * Gangs**

[|Gang.org] Created in collaboration with Washington/Baltimore's High Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) which is a grant funded program administered by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. They state on their site that "Through a better understanding of gangs, the public can become an essential resource in combating gangs and in helping our youth avoid gang involvement." Particularly useful is the "**Gang Library,**" which includes an interactive map of gangs by county.

[|FBI--2011 National Gang Threat Assessment]

[|Statistics--Helping Gang Youth]

Gang Research.Net This site "seeks to dispel stereotypes and present research, original documents, and helpful links." While focusing on Chicago gangs, there is information about gangs in other parts of the U.S. as well as the effect globalization has had on gangs. Gang Research provides basic information about what gangs are, female gangs, and the relationship of gangs to the War on Drugs.


 * Domestic Violence**

American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Domestic Violence This site features fact sheets and brochures on domestic violence (some available in Spanish), training materials for lawyers, and statistics on same-sex battering, battered immigrant women, dating violence, protection orders, and many other legal topics related to domestic violence. Also includes a bibliography and related Web links.

Stop Abuse For Everyone (SAFE) Provides support and advocacy for victims and perpetrators of domestic violence, concentrating on the underserved, such as lesbians and straight and gay men. Provides a list of speakers, a directory of services for specific groups, annotated links and reading suggestions, and other information.

School Associated Violent Deaths Fact sheet about school shootings and school-related violence, covering research, preventative measures, youth violence programs and practices, and related topics. Includes links to guidelines, best practices, and other documents on school violence. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
 * School Shootings**

Governor's Columbine Review Commission Report Official Colorado state government documents related to the April 1999 Columbine High School shootings. Includes the full report of the governor's review commission from 2001 (containing background and lessons from the event), related executive orders, and a reprint of the Time Magazine special report, "The Columbine Tapes."

Suicide Prevention This site from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contains factsheets that provide an overview of suicide as well as medical information such as risk factors and prevention strategies. Also features information on the CDC's public health activities and research and links to related sites. From the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention.
 * Suicide**

National Strategy for **Suicide** Prevention Fact sheets, FAQs, statistics, policy papers, and other documents and information about suicide prevention. Topics include suicide risk factors and rates, guns and suicide, specific groups (youth, older adults, black, American Indian, Hispanic), depression and mood disorders, suicide prevention services in the U.S. and other countries, and related topics. From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

**Suicide** Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) The website for this suicide prevention research organization provides information with a focus on science-based suicide prevention initiatives. Includes discussion of the public health approach to suicide prevention, a glossary, links to government documents and news articles, and other resources. The library section features librarian-selected sources for suicide prevention research.

**Homicide** in Chicago, 1870-1930 This site features "the Chicago Police Department Homicide Record Index — chronicling 11,000??homicides in the city" from 1870 through 1930. Use the pull-down menus in the interactive database to search the records by factors such as date of offense, type of accident, number of victims, method of killing, victim/defendant relationship, and outcome of defendant's trial. Includes related essays on Chicago history, interviews, a bibliography, and more. From the Northwestern University School of Law.
 * Homicide**

[|National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)] This is a center for the collection and distribution of statistics, information, and resources about sexual violence. It is aimed at caregivers, policy makers, and crisis centers. Provides a searchable database of the library catalogs of the center and of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, publications, a calendar of events, funding resources, profiles of organizations, materials on specific types of sexual violence, and classified ads for jobs in the field.
 * Rape**

Dating Violence Facts, myths, warning signs, scope of the problem, and how to reduce the risks of abuse in a dating relationship. Includes suggested readings. From the National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, Canada.