Sign Up For Newsletter

Blueprints For Healthy Youth Development logo

Publications

Buckley, P. R., Murry, V. M., Gust, C. J., Ladika, A., & Pampel, F. C. (2023). Racial and ethnic representation in preventive intervention research: A methodological study. Prevention Science, 24, 1261-1274. Click here to read the abstract.

Buckley, P. R., Murry, V. M., Gust, C. J., Ladika, A., & Pampel, F. (2022). Representation of racial and ethnic minoritized groups in preventive intervention research. Prevention Science. PREPRINT (Version 1) Click here to read and comment on the article preprint.

Buckley, P. R., Edwards, D., Ladika, A., Steeger, C. S., & Hill, K. G. (2022). Implementing evidence-based preventive behavioral interventions during a pandemic. Global Implementation Research and Applications. [online first]. Click here for the view-only version of the full-text article.

Elliott, D. S. (2021). Reflections on six decades of research. Annual Review of Criminology, 5, 1-19. Click here to read the abstract.

Steeger, C. M., Buckley, P. R., Pampel, F. C., Gust, C. J. & Hill, K. G. (2021). Common methodological problems in randomized controlled trials of preventive interventions. Prevention Science, 22(8), 1159-1172. †These authors contributed equally to this work. Click here for the view-only version of the full-text article. Click here to download the article.

Buckley, P. R., Ebersole, C. R., Steeger, C. M., Michaelson, L. E., Hill, K. G., & Gardner, F. (2021). The role of clearinghouses in promoting transparent research: A methodological study of transparency practices for preventive interventions. [online first]. Prevention Science, 1-12 Click here to read the abstract and here to download the preprint of the full paper and supplementary materials.

Elliott, D. S., Buckley, P. R., Gottfredson, D. C., Hawkins, J. D., & Tolan, P. H. (2020). Evidence-based programs and practices: Assessing the potential effectiveness of these interventions for improving juvenile justice system outcomes. Criminology & Public Policy, 19(4), 1305-1328. Click here to read the abstract and the full text article.

Buckley, P. R., Fagan, A. A., Pampel, F. C., & Hill, K. G. (2020). Making evidence-based interventions relevant for users: A comparison of requirements for dissemination readiness across program registries. Evaluation Review44(1), 51–83.  Click here to read the abstract and full-text article.

Elliott, D. S. (2018). Evidence-based programs, policies, and practices: A fifty-year update. In F. R. Harris & A. Curtis (Eds.), Healing our divided society: Investing in America fifty years after the Kerner Report (pp. 275-289). Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

Elliott, D. S. (2017). Youth in forensic services: Evidence-based treatment of violence and aggression. Chapter 84. In P. Sturmey (Ed.), The Wiley handbook of violence and aggression. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.  Click here to read the abstract.

Fagan, A.A., & Buchanan, M. (2016). What works in crime prevention? Comparison and critical review of three crime prevention registries. Criminology & Public Policy, 15(30), 617-649. Click here to read the abstract.

Mihalic, S. F., & Elliott, D. S. (2015). Evidence-based programs registry: Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development. Evaluation and Program Planning, 48, 124-131. Click here to read the abstract.

Elliott, D. S. (2013). Crime prevention and intervention over the life course. In C. Gibson & M. Krohn (Eds.), Handbook of life course criminology (pp. 297-316). New York: Springer. Click here to read the abstract.

Axford, N., Elliott, D. S., & Little, M. (2012). Blueprints for Europe: Promoting evidence-based programmes in children’s services. Psychosocial Intervention, 21(2), 205-214. Click here to read the abstract.

Aos, S., Cook, T. D., Elliott, D. S., Gottfredson, D. C., Hawkins, J. D., Lipsey, M. W., & Tolan, P. (2011). Commentary on Valentine, Jeffrey, et al. replication in Prevention Science. Prevention Science,12, 121-122. Click here to read the full article.

Elliott, D. S. (2009). Lessons from Columbine: Effective school-based violence prevention strategies and programmes. Journal of Children’s Services, 4(4), 53-62. Click here to read the abstract.

Zahn, M. A., Day, J. C., Mihalic, S. F., & Tichavsky, L. (2009). Determining what works for girls in the juvenile justice system: A summary of evaluation evidence. Crime & Delinquency, 55(2), 266-293. Click here to read the full article.

Mihalic, S. F., Fagan, A. A., & Argamaso, S. (2008). Implementing the LifeSkills Training drug prevention program: Factors related to implementation fidelity. Implementation Science, 3(5), 1-16. Click here to read the abstract.

Elliott, D. S., & Mihalic, S. (2004). Issues in disseminating and replicating effective prevention programs. Prevention Science, 5(1), 47-53. Click here to read the abstract.

Mihalic, S. (2004). The importance of implementation fidelity. Report on Emotional & Behavioral Disorders in Youth, 4(4), 83-90. Click here to read the full article.

Mihalic, S., Irwin, K., Fagan, A., Ballard, D., & Elliott, D. (2004). Successful program implementation: Lessons from Blueprints. Juvenile Justice Bulletin. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Click here to read the full article.

Fagan, A. A., & Mihalic, S. (2003). Strategies for enhancing the adoption of school-based prevention programs: Lessons learned from the Blueprints for Violence Prevention replications of the Life Skills Training program. Journal of Community Psychology, 31 (3), 235-253.  Click here to read the abstract.

Mihalic, S. F., & Irwin, K. (2003). Blueprints for Violence Prevention: From research to real-world settings—Factors influencing the successful replication of model programs. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 1(4), 307-329. Click here to read the abstract and full article.

Mihalic, S., Irwin, K., Elliott, D., Fagan, A., & Hansen, D. (2001). Blueprints for Violence Prevention. Washington DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Click here to read the full publication.

Muller, J., & Mihalic, S. (1999). Blueprints: A violence prevention initiative. Washington DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/fs99110.pdf Click here to read the fact sheet.

Elliott, D. S. (1998). Prevention programs that work for youth: Violence prevention. Boulder, CO: Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence. Click here to read the full publication.

Contact

Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development
University of Colorado Boulder
Institute of Behavioral Science
UCB 483, Boulder, CO 80309

Email: blueprints@colorado.edu

Sign up for Newsletter

If you are interested in staying connected with the work conducted by Blueprints, please share your email to receive quarterly updates.

Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development is
currently funded by Arnold Ventures (formerly the Laura and John Arnold Foundation) and historically has received funding from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.