Integrating Sociology and Public Health to Reduce Homicide and Gun Violence
May 1, 2013 | Story
As a Health & Society Scholar, Andrew V. Papachristos, PhD, studied the role of social networks on the diffusion of gun violence in Chicago and Boston.
Community Violence
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We Are Where We Live: How Neighborhood Disorder and Crime Impact Physical Activity, Weight and Racial Disparities in Health
October 2, 2008 | Program Result
Researchers analyzed the influence of neighborhood physical disorder and crime on levels of physical activity and obesity among people living in Philadelphia, and the extent to which neighborhood factors contribute to racial disparities in health.
Community Programs Help Prevent Youth Violence
January 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Community Violence Prevention Project at the Harvard School of Public Health assists local leaders in planning, implementing and evaluating violence prevention projects in their communities.
Community Policing Helps Reduce Youth Violence
August 1, 2000 | Program Result
Harvard Law School directed five case studies of four cities that have made significant efforts to reduce youth violence or reform the juvenile justice system.
How to Give Peace a Chance?
November 1, 1996 | Program Result
The Community Violence Prevention Program, at the Harvard School of Public Health, implemented a resource center that provided technical assistance and informational support to program operators of community-based violence prevention programs.
Streetworkers Mediate Gang Violence and Connect Teens to Health Services in Lowell, Mass.
November 20, 2008 | Program Result
From 2003 to 2007, the United Teen Equality Center hired two outreach workers who worked with members of seven of the most active Southeast Asian youth gangs in Lowell, Mass., to reduce violence and improve teens' access to health care.
Use of a Microecological Technique to Study Crime Incidents Around Methadone Maintenance Treatment Centers
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
cq5dam.thumbnail.319.319 Read article There is no significant increase in serious crime around methadone treatment centers, according to this fine-grained geographic analysis in one city.
Out-of-School Males of Color
January 1, 2012 | Report
This roundtable provides additional content knowledge in framing the education and employment policies and practices for out-of-school males of color.
Education and Paths to Employment for Middle School Boys of Color
January 1, 2012 | Report
Male students of color face significant disparities in educational achievement in public schools in the United States, beginning at the earliest grades.
Education and Employment of High School Males of color
January 1, 2012 | Report
a summary of the notes and key themes that emerged during the roundtable discussion about the policy barriers and solutions to meeting the education and employment needs of young men of color.