Larry Cohen Content Topic Results

Cohen discusses that prevention is most effective and meaningful when it addresses the key norms within institutions that allow violent actions and behaviors to take place.

Learning objectives include: Define community engagement and understand the various ways it can happen Describe why community engagement is important to creating healthier built environments Understand how to facilitate successful community engagement to build healthy communities

The following pages lay out a primary prevention approach with a special focus on effecting change by influencing policies and altering organizational practices.We begin with a short discussion of emerging environmental challenges followed by an examination of specific norms that contribute to child sexual abuse and exploitation.

Results of this analysis suggest that residential proximity had very little impact on the 224 offenses for two identified reasons. First, social or relationship proximity was found to be of greater significance. Second, where direct contact was made, offenders were unlikely to do so close to their residences.

This document serves to build momentum for a national primary prevention strategy to prevent intimate partner violence.

"This report provides an overview of promising violence prevention initiatives across the nation, with special focus on the primary prevention of violence affecting youth and adult intimate partner violence. Specific attention is given to initiatives directed at particularly vulnerable populations, including racial/ethnic groups, immigrants, low-income populations, girls and women, and others.

This NSVRC publication provides advocates, practitioners and educators with a guide for developing a comprehensive community approach to the primary prevention of sexual violence. It explores the Spectrum of Prevention tool, which outlines six levels of intervention and focuses on exploring conditions in an environment which allow sexual violence to occur and replacing current norms with norms that promote safety, respect and equality.

Eight Steps include: Analyze the program's objectives and determine whether to form a coalition. Recruit the right people. Devise a set of preliminary objectives and activities. Convene the coalition. Anticipate the necessary resources. Define elements of a successful coalition structure. Maintain coalition vitality. Make improvements through evaluation.