Community  Coordination   and  Assessment

Antisocial behaviour is a concern for educators, police, social services, public health, parents and the entire community. Consequently, their efforts must be coordinated. Often this is done through community coalitions. An important concomitant step in the planning process, once coordination has been initiated, is an assessment of community and school needs and resources. In health promotion, the obvious agency for this coordination is public health. In crime prevention, this role may be best assigned to the police.

Explanations (Summaries, Articles)

• ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Student Services. Documents on Correctional Boot Camps
• Peterson-del Mar D, (1994). Community coalitions to restructure schools. ERIC Digest
• Flannery DJ, (199). Improving school violence prevention programs through meaningful evaluation. ERIC Digest

Evidence (Reports, Research Reviews, Major Case Studies)

• Flannery DJ, (199). Improving school violence prevention programs through meaningful evaluation. ERIC Digest
• Henggeler S et al. (1996). Multisystemic Therapy: An Effective Violence Prevention Approach for Serious Juvenile Offenders.

Examples (Canadian and Other Examples)

Resources

-Planning Guides

-Programs and Materials

-Policy Examples