Peer-mentoring approaches to violence prevention among African youth in western Australia: preliminary impact assessment of the ‘stop the violence’ programme
Abstract
Recent episodes of violence among African youth in Australia are a concern for the police and African communities. In Western Australia, the police and the African communities in Perth have been searching for ways to reduce and prevent recent spates of violence among African youth. This paper presents preliminary findings of the impact of a pilot youth mentoring programme to create awareness among African youth in Western Australia about crime prevention. Dubbed ‘Stop the Violence’, the initiative advocates the use of trained and resourced local champions to mentor peers on preventing anti-social behaviours.
RAS ID
26580
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Date of Publication
2018
Location of the Work
Durban, South Africa
School
School of Arts and Humanities
Copyright
free_to_read
Publisher
International Association for Impact Assessment
Recommended Citation
Adusei-Asante, K. (2018). Peer-mentoring approaches to violence prevention among African youth in western Australia: preliminary impact assessment of the ‘stop the violence’ programme. Retrieved from https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/4979
Comments
Adusei-Asante, K. (2018). Peer-mentoring approaches to violence prevention among African youth in western Australia: preliminary impact assessment of the ‘stop the violence’ programme. In Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment. Available here