An Overview: Community Violence Intervention Strategies

An Overview: Community Violence Intervention Strategies
Source
National Criminal Justice Association
community violence

Community violence consists of the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against another person, group or community in a specific location that results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation. 

When referring to community violence, homicides are highlighted as the number one issue, particularly homicides from gun violence; however, it is important to acknowledge the toll of nonfatal violent injuries when researching community violence as they far outnumber fatal deaths by more than one hundred-to-one.