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Center History
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The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - Center for the Prevention of School Violence was established by an executive order of the Governor of North Carolina in 1993. The Center was created to serve as a primary point of contact for addressing school violence. A brief review of the Center's history shows how it has been able to adapt to fit need as it develops more understanding and expertise regarding school safety and positive youth development.

Prior to the Center's creation, North Carolina experienced several incidents which created concern about school violence. In the early 1990s, several incidents of violence occurred in schools, and a survey of school administrators in 1992 highlighted concerns. James B. Hunt, North Carolina's governor in 1993, convened the Task Force on School Violence to examine the issue, and one of the resulting recommendations of the Task Force was the creation of the Center for the Prevention of School Violence.

For two years, the Center existed as part of the Governor's Crime Commission in North Carolina's Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. In 1995, it was moved to North Carolina State University so that research resources could be used, and its impact could be expanded. In 1998, the Center was folded under the newly established Center for School Leadership Development under the University of North Carolina's General Administration. It operated from this framework until it was transferred to the newly established North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in 2000.

The Center began with the purpose of providing information, program assistance, and research and evaluation expertise. Its initial clientele were members of the education and law enforcement communities. As time passed, the Center was able to develop expertise on the many issues which fall into the realm of school violence. The Center established a widely recognized definition of school violence and put into words its vision for safer schools. The Center's Safe Schools Pyramid was developed, and its emphasis of comprehensive approaches to school safety which rely on data-driven processes rather than quick-fix programs was molded. Because it was one of the nation's first state school safety centers, it was increasingly turned to as a resource by people outside the state of North Carolina.

The Center's placement in 2000 into North Carolina's Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention allows it to refine its purpose and continue to meet need. Emphasizing safer schools and positive youth development and serving as a "think tank" about issues related to these efforts enable the Center to continue putting into practice its longstanding philosophy of service and support to the ever increasing number of stakeholders concerned about school safety and youth development. The provision of information and technical assistance to schools and communities continue to be tasks pursued by the Center, but it now also serves as a resource for the Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and its initiatives. As part of the Department, it also pursues and emphasizes early prevention efforts which include focusing upon violence prevention for younger children, precursor behaviors which lead to violence, and the modification of adult attitudes and actions. The Center also serves as a facilitator of collaborative efforts which are needed to ensure that schools are safe and all youth are provided opportunities to develop in positive ways.
 
  
   
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