Evaluation of Violence Prevention Programs in Middle Schools. Violence Prevention Programs in Middle Schools Adolescents are at high risk for violent crime.
Adolescents are at risk of being both victims and perpetrators of violence.
The study showed that students at high risk for personal experiences with and exposure to severe forms of conflict sought participation in these programs. The Project S.T.O.P. program led students to use reasoning more frequently to resolve conflicts, and the Safe Harbor program changed their beliefs in the necessity of violent retaliation. Methods Students in the four selected urban middle schools had a great deal of experience with and exposure to violence. It doesn't make any difference what school you're in. In an effort to reduce the violence, School A established Project S.T.O.P. and Schools B, C, and D offered both Project S.T.O.P. and Safe Harbor.