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An open trial investigation of Treatnet Family among adolescents with substance use problems

Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2021
Introduction: Studies that used evidence-based family therapies have demonstrated significant effects in reducing adolescent drug use and delinquent behaviours, and in reducing comorbid mental health problems.
Anja Busse, Wataru Kashino, Sanita Suhartono, Narendra Narotama, Dicky Pelupessy, Irwanto, Cecilia A. Essau   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Co-ownership and Collaboration: Insights into the Measurement of Impact and Change from Evidence-Based Community and State Violence Prevention Partnerships

Stability : International Journal of Security and Development, 2015
Effective partnerships in community crime and violence prevention interventions are challenging to foster. While this may be the case, their merits cannot be denied, thus it is necessary to involve diverse stakeholders in processes that aim to address ...
Tariro Mutongwizo, Lezanne Leoschut, Patrick Burton   +2 more
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The practice of crime prevention: design principles for more effective security governance [PDF]

, 2011
South Africa has had a comprehensive crime prevention policy agenda for some time in the form of the 1996 National Crime Prevention Strategy and the 1998 White Paper on Safety and Security.
Berg, Julie, Shearing, Clifford
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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design [PDF]

, 2013
This chapter examines an approach to crime reduction which differs from many others in that it focuses, not on the offender or their reasoning for committing an offence, but upon the environment in which an offence takes place. This approach also differs
Bruinsma, G.J.N., Meershoek, Augustinus J.J., Weisburd, D.   +2 more
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Barriers to Calling 9-1-1 during Overdose Emergencies in a Canadian Context

Critical Social Work, 2019
Research has shown there are notable barriers to calling 9-1-1 during accidental overdose emergencies. Overdose is a significant health and social justice concern, yet Canadian researchers have not explored the existence or prevalence of these systemic ...
Kayla M. Follett, Anthony Piscitelli, Michael Parkinson, Felix Munger   +3 more
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What about cyberspace (and cybercrime alongside it)? A reply to Farrell and Birks “Did cybercrime cause the crime drop?”

Crime Science, 2019
In this paper we question Farrell and Birks’ assertion of the emergence of cybercrime as an invalid explanation for the crime drop. Alternatively to the “cybercrime hypothesis”, we propose two non-exclusive hypotheses that highlight the essential role of
Fernando Miró-Llinares, Asier Moneva
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Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright, Irene Rizzini, Malibongwe Gwele, Lynn McNair, Cristina Laclette Porto, Marsha Orgill, E. Kay M. Tisdall, Malcolm Bush, Linda Biersteker   +8 more
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Family UNited: piloting of a new universal UNODC family skills programme to improve child mental health, resilience and parenting skills in Indonesia and Bangladesh

International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2023
Background Family is one of the most influential social institutions and caregivers act as the main protective factors for children’s mental health and resilience skills.
Karin Haar, Aala El-Khani, Narendra Narotama, Amir Hussain, Eva Fitri, Aip Badrujaman, Eka Wahyuni, Shah Mohammad Naheeaan, Ali Yassine, Wadih Maalouf   +9 more
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Crime Prevention through Environmental Design [PDF]

, 2016
This chapter is concerned with the extent to which the individual design features of the built environment (such as a house, school, shopping mall or hospital), as well as the natural environment surrounding those buildings, impact upon crime risk ...
Armitage, Rachel
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The Principle of Minimum Sentence of Imprisonment (A Comparative Reflection on Islamic Jurisprudence and French Law) [PDF]

پژوهش تطبیقی حقوق اسلام و غرب, 2019
The approach based on the constitutionalization of criminal institutions is one of the most effective strategies for organizing the discourses aimed at safeguarding fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens against the state power.
farid mohseni, reza rahimian
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