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Articles

Seven Essential Steps to Safer Schools www.communitypolicing.org/publications/comlinks/cl_11/c10_phill.htm A review of some important measures school administrators and community leaders should take into consideration as they plan for school safety. First published in Community Links -- Progress through Partnerships. Fall 1999, Ph VII, No. 1, Issue 10, p. 6, Community Policing Consortium.	>>>
Study Links Violence Rate to Cohesion in Community www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/277/5328/918 A review of the largest study ever undertaken into the causes of crime and delinquency, which showed that crime and delinquent behavior declined in neighborhoods where residents have a common vision, sense of trust, shared ownership of public space, and a willingness to intervene in the lives of neighborhood children. This article - published in the New York Times on August 17, 1997 - drew from a study directed by Dr. Felton Earls of the Harvard School of Public Health, and published in the journal Science.	>>>
Sustaining Community Partnerships: A Road Map for the Long Haul www.communitypolicing.org/publications/comlinks/cl_9/c8_phill.htm An overview of ten factors that increase the likelihood of a coalition or partnership being able to sustain its work over a long enough term to achieve its goals. First published in Community Links -- Progress through Partnerships. Spring 1999, Ph VI, No. 2, Issue 8, p. 2, Community Policing Consortium.	>>>

Books

<<< Collaboration
		A Guide to Community-Based, Collaborative Strategic Planning. Judith K. Chynoweth. Council of Governors' Policy Advisors, Washington, DC. 1994.
		Collaboration Handbook: Creating, Sustaining, and Enjoying the Journey. Michael Winer and Karen Ray. Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota. 1994.
<<< Community Building
		Building Communities from the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community's Assets. John P. Kretzmann and John L. McKnight. ACTA Publications, Chicago. 1993.
<<< Education
		Horace's School: Redesigning the American High School. Theodore R. Sizer. Houghton Mifflin Company, New York. 1992.
<<< Service
		The Call of Service: A Witness to Idealism. Robert Coles. Houghton Mifflin Company, New York. 1993.
		Give to Live: How Giving Can Change Your Life. Douglas M. Lawson. ALTI Publishing, La Jolla, California. 1991.
<<< Youth Development
		All Kids are Our Kids: What Communities Must Do To Raise Caring and Responsible Children and Adolescents. Peter L. Benson. Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco. 1997.
		This and many other excellent youth development resources are available through Search Institute's catalog

Web sites

<<< Safe Schools
		U.S. Department of Education www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS/ Home page of DOE's Safe & Drug Free Schools initiative.	>>>
		Youth Crime Watch of America www.ycwa.org This organization is dedicated to helping young people make their schools and communities safer. Practical strategies, useful tools, and support for starting a Youth Crime Watch chapter.	>>>
<<< Youth Development
		Search Institute www.search-institute.org This organization researched and articulated a framework of 40 Developmental AssetsTM, and provides helpful resources for communities and organizations using asset-building approaches to youth development.	>>>
		U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) youth.hhs.gov/youthinf.htm Provides the latest information about America's adolescents, including statistics, grant programs, speeches, resources for parents, and more.	>>>
<<< Community Building
		Community Tool Box ctb.ukans.edu A site designed to promote community health and development by connecting people, ideas, and resources. Developed and maintained by the University of Kansas.	>>>
		National Community Building Network www.ncbn.org An alliance of individuals and organizations working to reduce poverty and create social and economic opportunity through comprehensive community building.	>>>
		The Foundation for Community Encouragement www.fce-community.org A non-profit foundation providing community building, unity, and social awareness for individuals, groups, corporations, and government agencies.	>>>

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