Prevention in Theory

SVriskfactorsexpanded.pdf Although prevention is recognized as a critical priority for reducing violence, generally the investment in prevention has not followed accordingly. Therefore, it is essential for prevention practitioners to utilize limited resources in ways that realize the best possible impact. Understanding prevention in theory is a key way to improve outcomes. The downloadable Tip Sheets below were created to assist visitors in assessing their current knowledge of prevention theories and to motivate all to continue boosting their skills for this important work.

Tip Sheets, Articles, and Resources:

• Tip Sheet: A Case for Prevention
• The Value of Community-based Prevention
• Your Role in Preventing Violence
• Defining Prevention 
• A Violence Prevention Glossary
• The Spectrum of Prevention
• Principles of Prevention
• The Social Ecology 
• Social Change Theory
• Linkages Among Forms of Violence
• Risk and Protective Factors
  • Risk Factors for Male Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence
  • Risk Factors for Male Perpetration of Sexual Violence
• Chapter 11, Primary Prevention, by Graffunder, C., Cline, R, and Lane, K. taken from the Sourcebook on Violence Against Women by Renzetti, Edleson, and Bergen (August 2, 2010), pp. 209-226. (use for citation)