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Effectiveness of Programs Designed to Improve Self-Control

  • 15 November 2016
  • Posted by: Jane Piazer
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Effectiveness of Programs Designed to Improve Self-Control

Gottfredson and Hirschi’s general theory of crime has generated significant controversy and research, such that there now exists a large knowledge base regarding the importance of self-control in regulating antisocial behavior over the life course. Reviews of this literature indicate that self-control is an important correlate of antisocial activity.

European Crime Prevention Network

  • 14 November 2016
  • Posted by: Jane Piazer
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European Crime Prevention Network
This paper explores theoretical frameworks used for understanding the relationship between leisure activities and the prevention of youth crime. It is examined whether scientific research has yielded empirical support for these theoretical perspectives.

Violence Prevention: The evidence

  • 8 November 2016
  • Posted by: Jane Piazer
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Violence Prevention: The evidence

Violence prevention: the evidence is a set of seven briefings based on rigorous reviews of the literature which examines scientific evidence for the effectiveness of interventions to prevent interpersonal and self-directed violence.

Vade Mecum da Segurança Pública

  • 8 November 2016
  • Posted by: Jane Piazer
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Vade Mecum da Segurança Pública

O Vade Mecum da Segurança Pública foi constituído para
ser um guia de consulta rápida com o registro das ações realizadas,
nestes últimos anos, pela Secretaria Nacional de Segurança
Pública (SENASP) do Ministério da Justiça e que sistematiza as
principais políticas de Estado para o setor.

Global Status Report on Violence Prevention 2014

  • 1 November 2016
  • Posted by: Jane Piazer
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Global Status Report on Violence Prevention 2014

This report focuses on interpersonal violence, which is violence that occurs between family members, intimate partners, friends, acquaintances and strangers, and includes child maltreatment, youth violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence and elder abuse.

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