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Part 1 Introduction
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... Despite this broad national consensus that things must change, however, there is little agreement about how to achieve change. Within the last year, the National Research Council has published three major reports that describe what is known about various aspects of violent behaviors.
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... In his remarks opening the October 7-9, 1993, conference, Bruce Alberts, chair of the National Research Council, urged participants to use the research knowledge contained in the reports in combination with the experience and wisdom gained from practice to suggest new approaches and interventions against the various manifestations of violence. He emphasized the importance and value of efforts to translate science into action and the role that practice-based knowledge can play in facilitating that translation.
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... Members of the task force are provided with briefings and other resources to familiarize themselves with patterns of violence in the city and with the resources available to the mayor. Participants in the National Research Council/Kennedy School of Government conference were divided into five task forces, each led by an urban mayor: Kurt L
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... The appendices contain the case study and book summaries that served as background materials for the conference. Although the five task forces all worked from the same case material and all were composed with the same mix of expertise, each was free to approach the problem on its own terms.
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