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This is the feed from NCPC's TypePad based blog, Prevention Works

Apr 04, 2008 Strike One on "Three Strikes" Laws?
One law that is never enacted by a legislature, signed by an executive, or put...
Apr 01, 2008 Stalemate in Cyberspace
A war is raging in Cyberspace. We have tried to document the action on this...
Mar 28, 2008 You Can Never Be Too Careful
In the past few weeks I have been traveling quite a bit. Therefore, I have...
Mar 26, 2008 Solving the World's Problems, One Preschooler at a Time
I was watching the documentary, The World According to Sesame Street the other day. It’s...
Mar 24, 2008 Curfews to Prevent Youth Violence
Teen violence has been a problem for years, yet there is still no consensus about...
Mar 21, 2008 Victim Compensation: A Surprising Discovery
In each of our 50 states, federal and state government-supported programs provide some compensation to...
Mar 19, 2008 Attack of the Blog
“If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” We’ve all...
Mar 18, 2008 Stir Crazy
One of the sweetest surprises of my childhood was snow days. I would wake up...
Mar 13, 2008 Stay Vigilant During Tax Season
It’s the middle of tax season, and you may have noticed more junk mail in...
Mar 10, 2008 Addiction at Any Age
I work with programs for children and youth, and am well versed in the current...
Mar 06, 2008 Claim Your New IPOD Now!
They come by the hundreds, sometimes within seconds of each other. They send you over...
Mar 05, 2008 New Approaches to an Old Problem
For years, local, state, and federal leaders have looked for ways to reduce crime and...
Mar 04, 2008 Evaluate or Else
Educators, community center directors, diversion coordinators, and other adults who work with young people are...
Mar 03, 2008 Landmark Cases: "Geek Defense" and a Forty Year Resolution
Recently, I noticed a couple of news stories that challenged the conventional wisdom about the...
Feb 29, 2008 It Takes a Neighborhood
The Washington Post recently published an article titled, "Want to Cut Crime? It Takes a...
Feb 27, 2008 The Case Against Student Profiling
The students at Northern Illinois University have been on my mind a lot lately. I...
Feb 25, 2008 Exploring the Bystander Effect
"'I didn't want to get involved,' he sheepishly told police." That was the telling line...
Feb 21, 2008 Not Quite a Quiet Evening Out
A few weeks ago, my husband and I went to have dinner at our local...
Feb 21, 2008 What Happened to Rehabilitation?
I've blogged about sex offenders before, as have many other NCPC staffers. And with each...
Feb 19, 2008 Rights vs. Privilege
Our nation is in the midst of one of the most competitive presidential elections in...