Handgun Violence Reduction Program Prescriptive Package: Third Edition

• NCJ Number: 151455
• Date Published: 1993
• Length: 102 pages
• Grant Number(s): 90-JDJJI-0013
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP); Maryland Juvenile Justice Advisory Council
• Corporate Author: Baltimore County Police Dept
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services; Baltimore County Police Dept
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This is a documentation of the efforts of the Handgun Safety Education Committee to research the local and national handgun problem, investigate prevention efforts of other organizations, and develop a comprehensive Police Department handgun safety program for Baltimore County.

Abstract

The document includes a history of the Handgun Violence Reduction Program and a program description, with instructions on how to set up teaching sessions for school-age children. There are sections on Program Evaluation, including results of student surveys, Conclusions, and Implications. Charts (detailing the results of the classroom work by police officers and social studies teachers), appendixes