From: dickbash@combatarms.com (Dickbash)
Subject: ALERT: FEDS
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 1995 18:08:50 GMT
To: firearms-alert@shell.portal.com


    I have not seen this broadcast over the list, so I thought I'd
submit this material from the National Criminal Justice Research
Service in Colorado. The NRA is missing an opportunity here. You will
note the "antis" are well represented. I'm going to send a copy to
Mataksa, FWIW. This is from their JUSTICE INFORMATION newsletter June
15, 1995, Volume 1, Number 10. You can reach their gopher at
gopher://ncjrs.aspensys.com 71 and e-mail to askncjrs@aspensys.com.



Regards,


Richard Bash


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                                                   From NCJRS

New Service Provides Information On Youth Violence and Guns

NCJRS recognizes that the increasing problem of young Americans and
their use of firearms is a widespread concern for law enforcement,
schools, families, community groups, and the public at large. To
increase consumer awareness and expand the knowledge base about the
problem, NCJRS created the new special emphasis area "Youth Violence
and Guns" for information collection and dissemination,

NCJRS staff are available to answer information requests, disseminate
relevant publications, and collect additional information on this
topic. This new data will be added to the current data base entries on
youth violence and guns. Examples of OJP agency publications include:

  -         Research in Brief "Gun Acquisitions and Possession in
            Selected Juvenile Samples," published by NIJ and OJJDP

  -         Fact Sheet "Juveniles and Violence: Juvenile Offending
            and Victimization," (includes data from BJS and the FBI)

  -         BJS Special Report "Murder in Families"

  -         BJA Bulletin "Partnerships to Prevent Youth Violence"

  -         NIJ Update "Weapon-Related Victimization in Selected
            Inner-City High School Samples"

In addition to the dissemination of publications, NCJRS is increasing
referrals made to other clearinghouses and programs that also provide
information on "Youth Violence and Guns." Examples of referrals
include:

  -         Center for the Study of Prevention of Violence
  -         Children's Defense Fund
  -         Violence Policy Center
  -         Children's Safety Network
  -         National School Safety Center
  -         Center to Prevent Handgun Violence

Specific program resources focused on "Youth Violence and Guns" include
the promising programs section from "Partnerships Against Violence
Network (PAVNET) and "What Works: Promising Interventions in Juvenile
Justice."

Direct information requests on the topic of "Youth Violence and Guns"
to NCJRS can be done via telephone, letter, fax, NCJRS*BBS, and the
Internet. To order these publications, receive information, or access
the Internet, refer to the sections Ordering Directions and NCJRS
Online Access at the end of JUST INFO.


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