Community violence detrimentally impacts youth and communities, motivating a well-founded educational response¶

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q2 i? The review characterizes rates of community violence as alarming and its impact on youth and communities as detrimental, stressing the need for a well-founded response. → van Dijk 2026

Evidence¶

van Dijk 2026¶

van Dijk, A, de Haan, M & de Winter, M 2026, 'Educational Responses Toward Community Violence : A Critical Analysis of Perspectives on Causes and Solutions', Review of Educational Research, vol. 96, no. 3, pp. 829-869. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543251324491

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The review's framing statement, offered as the motivation for an integrative review of educational interventions. The article provides no effect sizes or test statistics for the impact in this statement.

"Alarming rates of community violence and the detrimental impact on youth and communities stress the need for a well-founded response."

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