Welcome to the Center for Violence Prevention & Community Safety

Welcome

Arizona State University, in order to become more committed to the Arizona community and to society as a whole, is setting a new standard for research universities through the model of the New American University. As a New American University, ASU is measured not by who we exclude, but by who we include; we pursue research that considers the public good; and we recognize the effects that crime, public safety, and violence have upon the economic, social and cultural vitality of a community. Social embeddedness is core to the development of ASU as the New American University.

Toward the goal of social embeddedness, Arizona State University established the Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety in July 2005 to respond to the growing need of Arizona's communities to improve the public's safety and well being. The Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety is a research unit within the College of Public Programs at Arizona State University.

The Center specifically evaluates policies and programs, analyzes and evaluates patterns and causes of violence, develops strategies and programs, develops a clearinghouse of research reports and "best practice" models, educates, trains and provides technical assistance, and facilitates the development of and construction of databases. For more information about the Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety please contact us using the information provided below.

What's New

To view some of our recent work, select one of the links below:

• Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
• AARIN Adult Annual Report 2008
• ASU criminology students assist Trinidad and Tobago
• New center to analyze local crime trends
• Maryvale Report
• Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety -- Annual Report
• AARIN Co-Occurring Disorder Presentation
  

Current Projects

A few of our major on-going projects:

• AARIN - Arizona Arrestee Reporting Information Network. (AARIN - Arizona Arrestee Reporting Information Network)
• Reducing Violent Crime in Trinidad and Tobago: A Strategic Approach. (This crime reduction project, led by George Mason University, is a collaborative project involving faculty and staff from Arizona State University, Bowling Green State University, Harvard University, Justice and Security Strategies, Penn State University, and University of North Carolina at Charlotte.)