Center for Peace Studies And Violence Prevention
 

Center for Peace Studies And Violence Prevention: Library

Papers and other documents related to the CPSVP mission

April 16

  • Personal Reflections on the Virginia Tech Tragedy from a Victim's Spouse with Commentary by a Close Colleague
    Jerzy Nowak and Reichared E. Veilleux, Journal of Traumatology, March 2008
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  • The April 16 Archive: Collecting and Preserving the Stories of the Virginia Tech Tragedy
    Visit the April 16 Archive web site
  • Sports Medicine Response to the Virginia Tech Shootings: Lessons Learned
    Heil, J., Bennett, G., Brolinson, P. G. & Goforth, M.
    Following the anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings, the lead members of the Sports Medicine Team gathered to conduct a review and analysis of the events and of their response. The resulting report is organized into four sections: Shock and Recovery, the Leader-Helpers Dilemma, Milestones, and Perspectives on Lessons Learned.
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Threat Assessment

  • Workplace Violence and the Hidden Land Mines: A Comparison of Gender Victimization
    James F. Kenny, Security Journal, v. 18, No. 1, 2005
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  • Threats in the Workplace: The Thunder Before the Storm?
    James F. Kenny, Security Journal, v18, No. 3, 2005
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  • "Stronger Than We Think: Self-Empowering Skills That Reduce the Risk of Violence"
    . presented at Virginia Tech 10/15/2009
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  • Crisis, Tragedy and Recovery Network (CTRnet) - a digital library network for providing a range of services relating to different kind of tragic events.
    Visit CTRnet web site

Academics

  • Closing the Achievement Gap: Web site | Report (PDF)
    "The racial and economic achievement gaps are a fact that California simply cannot afford to accept—morally, economically or socially. We know that all children can learn to the same high levels, so we must confront and change those things that are holding groups of students back. "