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Rural Communities and Violence
Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2021Among US geographic regions classified as rural, death rates are significantly higher for children and teens as compared with their urban peers; the disparity is even greater for Alaskan Native/American Indian and non-Hispanic black youth. Violence-related injuries and death contribute significantly to this finding.
James M, Dodington, Kathleen M, O'Neill
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Sense of Community in a Context of Community Violence
Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 2015The following study analyzes the concept of sense of community of a group of people living in a shanty town in a district in the eastern outskirts of Lima, characterized by processes of community violence. With this in mind, a mixed methodology and a concurrent design were chosen, applying the Scale of Sense of Community, SCI-2, a question to measure ...
María Gabriela, Távara +1 more
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Between communication and violence
Interactions, 2020Community + Culture features practitioner perspectives on designing technologies for and with communities. We highlight compelling projects and provocative points of view that speak to both community technology practice and the interaction design field as a whole. --- Sheena Erete, Editor
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Assault Injury and Community Violence
Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2023Community violence happens between unrelated individuals, who may or may not know each other, generally outside the home, and often results in assaultive injuries. Community violence interventions can prevent assaultive injuries and assist victims of community violence.
Uma, Raman +2 more
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COMMUNITY RESPONSES TO VIOLENCE
Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1993Community level efforts are effective in the reduction of violence. Community-level interventions have three goals: to prevent the escalation of risk for violence among the families in the community, to assist families at risk of or using violence, and to protect victims of abuse.
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Public Health, 2002
Abstract A retrospective analysis of information recorded on victims of assault, who attended the Accident and Emergency department of Chorley and South Ribble Hospital over a 1 y period, was performed in order to describe the epidemiology of violent assault. During the year 735 (1.7%) of the patients attending A&E were identified as being victims of
A Howe, M Crilly
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Abstract A retrospective analysis of information recorded on victims of assault, who attended the Accident and Emergency department of Chorley and South Ribble Hospital over a 1 y period, was performed in order to describe the epidemiology of violent assault. During the year 735 (1.7%) of the patients attending A&E were identified as being victims of
A Howe, M Crilly
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2013
Community violence is a widespread concern that is receiving increasing attention by social workers. We consider here the problem of community violence and the present understanding of its rates, risk factors, protective factors, consequences, and some orientations for prevention and intervention.
Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia +2 more
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Community violence is a widespread concern that is receiving increasing attention by social workers. We consider here the problem of community violence and the present understanding of its rates, risk factors, protective factors, consequences, and some orientations for prevention and intervention.
Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia +2 more
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2012
This chapter argues that those who talk about the violence they commit speak the language of legitimation. The language will vary depending on whether it is uttered in zones where violence is permitted (or assumed or declared to be permitted), or whether it is uttered in zones where violence is prohibited.
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This chapter argues that those who talk about the violence they commit speak the language of legitimation. The language will vary depending on whether it is uttered in zones where violence is permitted (or assumed or declared to be permitted), or whether it is uttered in zones where violence is prohibited.
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Civic communities and urban violence
Social Science Research, 2015Civic communities have a spirit of entrepreneurialism, a locally invested population and an institutional structure fostering civic engagement. Prior research, mainly confined to studying rural communities and fairly large geographic areas, has demonstrated that civic communities have lower rates of violence. The current study analyzes the associations
Jessica M, Doucet, Matthew R, Lee
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Marital Violence in the Community
British Journal of Psychiatry, 1988A study of women in Islington confirms earlier findings of a high rate of reported marital violence (25% experiencing it at some time in their lives). Women who had experienced marital violence tended not to repeat the same pattern in subsequent relationships. Violence was associated with childhood neglect, but not early violence.
B, Andrews, G W, Brown
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