The Center

Dr. Barry Krisberg, Center Affiliate, Receives Literary Award

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Dr. Barry Krisberg, CCIYVP affiliate and president of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, was selected by the North American Resource Center for Child Welfare to receive this year’s Pro Humanitate Literary Award.

Principal Investigator Recognized by American Society of Criminology

Thu, 31 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Franklin Zimring, principal investigator of the Center on Culture, Immigration, and Youth Violence Prevention, has been declared the 2007 winner of the American Society of Criminology's Edwin H. Sutherland Award.

Leaders Combat Trend of Youth Violence in Oakland's Chinatown

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Oakland community leaders hosted a block party in the heart of the city’s Chinatown in hopes of bringing different ethnic groups together in fun rather than violence. They say the rate of violence in the Chinatown neighborhood is escalating, particularly between young Chinese Americans and recent immigrants from Mongolia.

Anti-Violence Summit Attracts Hundreds

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Last Friday, when most of their friends were hanging out somewhere enjoying the Caesar Chavez holiday break from school, a group of mostly Latino Oakland middle school students were sitting in a classroom at Havenscourt Middle School, taking in lessons. The subject? Gang Awareness.

Center kicks off research into curbing youth violence

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT

The Center on Culture, Immigration, and Youth Violence Prevention is launching its first year of research projects with the help of federal grant money from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The UC Berkeley-based coalition will begin research on violence prevention methods that are based in school programs.

Focusing on high-risk teens and their communities

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:00:00 GMT

What makes high-risk teens tick? What are some of the best strategies for keeping them out of harm's way? A community of scholars at the Center on Culture, Immigration, and Youth Violence Prevention is putting these questions squarely in its sights.

UC Berkeley opens new youth violence research center

Sat, 17 Sep 2005 04:00:00 GMT

The Institute for the Study of Social Change at the University of California, Berkeley, has been awarded a $4.3 million grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to open a new center to study youth violence.