Future of Youth Violence Prevention

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 Art in Social Work Practice (2018).

• Introduction: Youth Violence and the Mixtape FrameworkPAUL BOXER AND RAPHAEL TRAVIS JR.Part I Foundations1 Theoretical Foundations of Youth Violence PreventionPAUL BOXER AND ZION CRICHLOW2 A Life Course Approach to Youth Violence PreventionJOYCE LEE, ELIZABETH BARNERT, AND NEAL HALFON3 Promoting Competencies and Preventing Violence with Social-Emotional and Social-Cognitive Programs in SchoolsKAREN L. BIERMAN AND REBECCA SLOTKIN4 Anger Control Counseling for Youth Violence PreventionRAYMOND W. NOVACO AND ISAIAS M. CONTRERAS5 A Socioecological Framework for Youth Violence Prevention: Treatment in Homes and CommunitiesKATHERINE KELTON AND ASHLI J. SHEIDOWPart II Expansions6 Culturally Responsive Clinical Interventions for Youth ViolenceSTANLEY J. HUEY JR. AND EMILY N. SATINSKY7 Trauma-Informed Mentoring and Related ApproachesMATTHEW HAGLER AND JEAN RHODES8 What Does Rap Music Have to Do with Violence Prevention?JALEEL ABDUL-ADIL9 Entrepreneurship and Vocational Development: Pathways for Youth Violence PreventionJORJA LEAP10 Gun Violence in the Black Community: The Rise of a Credible MessengerSAMSON STYLES11 Healed People Heal People: Stopping Violence the Paterson Healing Collective WayLIZA CHOWDHURY12 Empowering Youth to Become Coproducers of Public Safety: Implementation of Data-Informed Community Engagement in Newark, NJALEJANDRO GIMENE Z-SANTANA AND JOEL M. CAPLAN13 Place-Based Prevention for Youth Gun Violence: Analytics and ApplicationJONATHAN JAY14 Culturally Rooted Strategies for Youth-Positive Development among Youth of Color: A Holistic Approach to the Evaluation of Community-DrivenYouth Violence Prevention ProgramsFIORELLA L . CARLOS CHAVEZ, PETER REJ, AND CHERYL GRILLSPart III Extensions15 Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs for Violently Injured YouthSTEPHANIE BONNE16 Violence Prevention and Safety Promotion in the LGBTQ+ CommunityCOREY PRACHNIAK17 Disrupting the Crossover: Using and Improving Child Welfare Practice as Youth Violence PreventionCLAIRE TERREBONNE18 Following the Lead of Child Survivors of Domestic Violence: Toward Peace, Equity, and WholenessSHENNA MORRIS AND CASEY KEENE19 Current Issues and Emerging Needs in Teen Dating Violence PreventionKATRINA J. DEBNAM20 Spiritual and Faith-Based Approaches to Preventing Youth ViolenceKRISTA R. MEHARI AND DEMETRIUS R. SMITH21 Reimagining Violence Prevention within Youth Sport: A Social Justice Approach to Youth Development through SportJILL KOCHANEKPart IV Vistas22 Understanding the Roles of Structural, Interpersonal, and Intrapersonal Violence in the Lives of Black GirlsJANICE JOHNSON DIAS23 Broadening the Scope of Hospital-Based Programs to Prevent Youth Gun ViolenceWILLIAM WICAL AND JOSEPH RICHARDSON JR.24 The Law Alone Cannot Fix ItMARSHA LEVICK25 Hip Hop Culture and a New Paradigm for Preventing Violent Experiences among YouthRAPHAEL TRAVIS JR. AND SIERRA MULL AN26 Rooted Solutions: A Critical Race Perspective on Violence Prevention for Black YouthNONI K. GAYLORD- HARDEN AND ROBYN D. DOUGLASConclusion: Transcending the Silos: The Mixtape in Theory and PracticeRAPHAEL TRAVIS JR. AND PAUL BOXERAcknowledgmentsIndexNotes on Contributors

"Boxer and Travis Jr. do an excellent job of putting into a single volume the best scholarship available on youth violence prevention from a wide range of perspectives, including empirically based scientific theory, properly validated interventions, and cutting-edge qualitative programs. Clearly written, easily understandable, and quite persuasive."  - Craig A. Anderson (coauthor of Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents: Theory, Research, and Public Pol)