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Some Antiviolence Efforts Are Working

Kristen A. Graham Susan Snyder John Sullivan Dylan Purcell

April 01, 2011 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Often social programs at schools fail because they are not implemented fully or over a long enough period. One school in Philadelphia attributes their success in decreasing violence to having a long-term principal, a stable teaching force, and formal training in anti-violence programs.

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