violence prevention

collocation in English

meaningsofviolenceandprevention

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violence
noun[U]
uk
/ˈvaɪə.ləns/us
/ˈvaɪə.ləns/
actions or words that are intended to ...
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prevention
noun[U]
uk
/prɪˈven.ʃən/us
/prɪˈven.ʃən/
the act of stopping something from happening or of stopping someone from ...
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(Definition ofviolenceandpreventionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofviolence prevention

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Effectiveness of aviolencepreventioncurriculum among children in elementary school.
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We focus on two compositional features of children's neighborhood of residence thought to both influence children's development and possibly counter the positive impact of a school-basedviolencepreventioneffort.
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An evaluation of school-basedviolencepreventionprograms.
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Its response in the fields ofviolencepreventionand victim support must now be enhanced by means of more practical measures.
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These models can be very informative toviolencepreventionand can then be rigorously tested throughviolencepreventionexperiments.
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Is there support to be drawn fromviolencepreventionfor this distinction or similar differentiation among youth engaged in violence and related antisocial behavior?
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How canviolenceprevention, constituting the experimental manipulations of development, inform developmental psychopathology principles, theory, and methods?
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The analyses that have incorporated preintervention risk level into outcome analyses suggest thatviolencepreventionmay have the most impact among those most at risk.
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Efficacy of a datingviolencepreventionprogram on attitudes justifying aggression.
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An evaluation of a datingviolencepreventionprogram for middle school students.
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However, there have not been many instances in which analyses from aviolencepreventionprogram specifically focused on affecting exposure or susceptibility to peer deviance.
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Evidence thatviolencepreventionefforts can affect theorized risk factors.
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Doviolencepreventionfindings to date suggest that this group merits primary focus in prevention and their violence is under the control of different risk factors?
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Progress and prospects in youthviolencepreventionevaluation.
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Thus, it seems when an intervention focuses on the specific ecological characteristics affecting proximal risk factors such as parenting and school adjustment,violencepreventioncan be effective.
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A comprehensive approach to school - communityviolenceprevention.
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Because of this, in addition to illuminating the developmental psychopathology of violence,violencepreventionresearch may also have valuable implications for the developmental psychopathology perspective in general.
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Collectively, these studies suggest thatviolencepreventionefforts may be differentially effective for those with higher risk, particularly if risk is defined as more aggressive behavior.
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In response to the inability of tougher law enforcement and legal measures to stem crime, several projects focused onviolenceprevention, seeking to address broader factors associated with violent behaviour.
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