Social Justice Roots of the Mentors in Violence Prevention Model and Its Application in a High School Setting

• NCJ Number: 235695
• Journal: Violence Against Women Volume: 17 Issue: 6 Dated: June 2011 Pages: 684-702
• Author(s): Jackson Katz; H. Alan Heisterkamp; Wm. M. Fleming
• Date Published: June 2011
• Length: 19 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This article examines the influence of the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program in high schools.

Abstract

The social justice roots and theory of the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) model is presented, followed by an empirical study examining the influence of MVP in high school settings. Findings reveal students exposed to the MVP model are more likely to see forms of violence as being wrong and are more likely to take actions to intervene than students not exposed to the program. Findings support the premises on which MVP is founded. (Published Abstract)