Blueprints for Violence Prevention: 11 Model Programs from OJJDP Review

The Blueprints for Violence Prevention Initiative, led by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), provides information on evidence-based violence prevention programs. This bulletin describes the rigorous criteria used by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence to evaluate over 500 programs and details the 11 that have been designated as model programs. It was authored by Sharon Mihalic and includes contact information and replication resources for each program.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking community violence prevention programs based on the described model criteria.
• Identifying contact information and replication resources for proven intervention programs.
• Analyzing the selection process and characteristics of model programs from a large pool of candidates.

Strengths

• Describes a rigorous, multi-stage review process applied to over 500 candidate programs.
• Provides detailed information on the 11 programs that met the demanding model standards.
• Includes practical resources like contact information and funding discussions for program replication.

Limitations

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• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence.

Collection Method

Program review and evaluation based on established criteria.

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