Citation

Harachi TW, Hawkins JD, Catalano RF, Lafazia AM, Smith BH, Arthur MW. Jpn. J. Sociol. Criminol. 2003; (28): 26-38.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Japanese Association of Sociological Criminology)

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Abstract

There is increased recognition that in order to effectively address problems such as delinquency, drug use, and violence, communities need to collaborate across sectors and funding streams. Communities That Care (CTC) is an 'operating system' which empowers communities to use data on community levels of risk and protection as diagnostic information to guide the selection of preventive interventions that address each community's profile. Training and technical assistance in CTC provides communities with the knowledge and tools to develop empirically-driven plans to prevent adolescent problems and promote healthy development. This article provides two case studies highlighting distinctly different communities, a small metropolitan town and a middle school which have utilized CTC.