The Future of Youth Violence Prevention: A Mixtape for Practice, Policy, and Research
The Future of Youth Violence Prevention: A Mixtape for Practice, Policy, and Research
edited by Paul Boxer and Raphael Travis, Jr., Jr. contributions by Liza Chowdhury, Isaias Contreras, Zion Crichlow, Katrina J. Debnam, Robyn D. Douglas, Noni K. Gaylord-Harden, Alejandro Gimenez-Santana, Cheryl Grills, Matthew Hagler, Neal Halfon, Stanley J. Huey, Jr., Jonathan Jay, Casey Keene, Katherine Kelton, Jill Kochanek, Jorja Leap, Joyce Lee, Marsha Levick, Krista Mehari, Shenna Morris, Janice Johnson Dias, Sierra Mullan, Raymond W. Novaco, Corey Prachniak-Rincón, Peter H. Rej, Jean Rhodes, Joseph B. Richardson, Jr., Emily N. Satinsky, Ashli J. Sheidow, Rebecca Slotkin, Demetrius Smith, Stephanie Bonne, Claire Terrebonne, William Wical, Samson Styles, Jaleel Abdul-Adil, Elizabeth S. Barnert, Karen L. Bierman, Joel M. Caplan and Fiorella L. Carlos Chavez
The Future of Youth Violence Prevention: A Mixtape for Practice, Policy, and Research focuses on innovative approaches to youth violence prevention that utilize consistent principles found within existing best practices but are dynamic and adaptable across settings – and the socio-historical and cultural realities of those settings. This book features scholars anchored in applied practices who can ground these forward-thinking strategies in the substantive base of research and theory that has produced successful interventions across multiple disciplines. The scholarship and cutting-edge thinking assembled in this volume could produce new-era youth violence prevention coordinators prepared to serve in any setting – including community outreach programs, therapeutic group homes, day reporting centers, juvenile probation offices, schools, or clinics. These coordinators will be able to co-create intervention techniques using core prevention elements drawing from a range of ideas and a multitude of disciplines while embracing the assets and resources already in place.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
PAUL BOXER is a Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University in Newark with affiliate appointments in the Rutgers Schools of Criminal Justice and Social Work. He is a developmental-clinical psychologist who studies the development, prevention, and treatment of aggression and violence as well as evidence-based practices for helping justice-involved youth.
RAPHAEL TRAVIS is a Professor at Texas State University in the School of Social Work. His research, practice, and consultancy work emphasize healthy development over the life-course, resilience, and civic engagement. He also investigates creative arts, especially Hip-Hop culture, as a source of health and well-being for individuals and communities. He is the author, with A. Rodwin, of "Therapeutic applications of Hip Hop with U.S. homeless adults with severe mental illness," In. E. Huss and E. Bos (Eds.). Art in Social Work Practice. New York, NY: Routledge (2018).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Youth Violence and the Mixtape Framework – Paul Boxer and Raphael Travis
Part 1: FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 1: Theoretical foundations of youth violence prevention – Paul Boxer and Zion Crichlow
Chapter 2: A life course approach to youth violence prevention – Joyce Lee, Elizabeth Barnert, and Neal Halfon
Chapter 3: Promoting Competencies and preventing violence with social-emotional and social-cognitive Programs in schools – Karen L. Bierman and Rebecca Slotkin
Chapter 4: Anger control counseling for youth violence prevention – Ray Novaco and Isaias M. Contreras
Chapter 5: A socioecological framework for youth violence prevention – Treatment in homes and communities – Katherine Kelton and Ashli J. Sheidow
Part 2: EXPANSIONS
Chapter 6: Culturally responsive clinical interventions for youth violence – Stanley J. Huey and Emily N. Satinsky
Chapter 7: Trauma-informed mentoring and related approaches – Matt Hagler and Jean Rhodes
Chapter 8: What does rap music have to do with violence prevention? – Jaleel Abdul-Adil
Chapter 9: Entrepreneurship and vocational development: Pathways for youth violence prevention – Jorja Leap
Chapter 10: Gun violence in the Black community: The rise of a credible messenger – Samson Styles
Chapter 11: Healed People Heal people: Stopping Violence the Paterson Healing Collective way – Liza Chowdhury
Chapter 12: Empowering youth to become co-producers of public safety: Implementation of data-informed community engagement in Newark, NJ – Alejandro Gimenez-Santana and Joel M. Caplan
Chapter 13: Place-based prevention for youth gun violence: Analytics and application – Jonathan Jay
Chapter: 14 Culturally rooted strategies for youth-positive development among youth of color: A holistic approach to the evaluation of community-driven youth violence prevention programs – Fiorella L. Carlos Chavez, Peter Rej, and Cheryl Grills
Part 3: EXTENSIONS
Chapter 15: Hospital-based violence intervention programs for violently injured youth – Stephanie Bonne
Chapter 16: Violence prevention and safety promotion in LGBTQ+ community – Corey Prachniak-Rincón
Chapter 17: Disrupting the crossover: Using and improving child welfare practice as youth violence prevention – Claire Terrebonne
Chapter 18: Following the lead of child survivors of domestic violence towards peace, equity, and wholeness – Shenna Morris and Casey Keene
Chapter 19: Current issues and emerging needs in teen dating violence prevention – Katrina Debnam
Chapter 20: Spiritual and faith-based approaches to preventing youth violence – Krista R. Mehari and Demetrius R. Smith
Chapter 21: Reimagining violence prevention within youth sport: A social justice approach to youth development through sport – Jill Kochanek
Part 4: VISTAS
Chapter 22: Understanding the roles of structural, interpersonal, and intrapersonal violence in the lives of Black girls – Janice Johnson Dias
Chapter 23: Broadening the scope of hospital-based programs to prevent youth gun violence – William Wical and Joseph Richardson Jr.
Chapter 24: The law alone cannot fix it – Marsha Levick
Chapter 25: Hip hop culture and a new paradigm for preventing violent experiences among youth – Raphael Travis Jr. and Sierra Mullan
Chapter 26: Rooted Solutions: A Critical Race Perspective on Violence Prevention for Black Youth – Noni K. Gaylord-Harden and Robyn D. Douglas
Conclusion: Transcending the Silos: The Mixtape in Theory and Practice – Raphael Travis, Jr. and Paul Boxer
Notes on Contributors
References
Index
