NCJ Number
173435
Date Published
1994
Length
115 pages
Annotation
This book presents suggestions on how to accelerate the growth of "action science" underlying violence prevention efforts.
Abstract
The National Research Council and the Kennedy School of Government met to discuss what should be done to deal more effectively with violence, to stimulate and organize practical thought about how best to deal with violence in the cities. Conference participants examined the problem from the particular vantage point of a mayor, and attempted to combine the knowledge and experience of academics and practitioners, community activists and Federal and local government officials, officials from functional areas ranging from maternal and child health to prosecutors and correctional administrators. The volume reviews assumptions and objectives, tactics, and organizational issues. Conference attendees also reviewed a case study of violent episodes and their aftermath in Cornet City. Conference participants produced wide agreement on the assumptions and general objectives that should guide strategic responses to urban violence, specific objectives and tactics, and ideas about organizational innovations to increase the effectiveness of local government efforts. Appendixes, references