Review of the Roots of Youth Violence
Volume 1, Appendix 1:
Terms of Reference for the Review — Review of the Roots of Youth Violence
Preamble
This review will help identify and analyze underlying factors contributing to youth violence and provide recommendations for Ontario to move forward. It will build on existing investments in Ontario’s public education system, in creating opportunities for young people, in making schools and communities safer and on the important work of previous reviews and key partners like the City of Toronto and the United Way.
Terms of Reference
Examine youth violence and its underlying causes and make recommendations on how to:
- Create opportunities for youth to maximize their potential.
- Make communities and schools safer.
- Consider existing provincial investments and programs related to child development, youth violence, youth at risk, and creating educational and employment opportunities for young people.
- Assess approaches used in other jurisdictions to evaluate potential for successful application in Ontario’s context.
- Identify further opportunities for prevention and the rehabilitation of youth.
- Formulate recommendations on:
- Immediate and longer-term actions and solutions involving all related parties, including government (provincial, federal, municipal), communities, private sector
- Improved coordination between governments and with community agencies in planning and delivery of programs
- Meaningfully engaging youth, communities, leaders, faith-based groups, neighbourhoods, police and social services agencies in developing common outcomes and objectives
- Onging mechanisms for monitoring and evaluating effectiveness of investments, programs and services.
- Recommended approaches should be evidence-based and outcome-oriented.
- A report is due to the Premier by September 2008. The Government of Ontario will ensure secretariat support and provide adequate resources for the review.
Contents
Volume 1. Findings, Analysis and Conclusions
- Chapter 1: Introduction to the Report
- Chapter 2: How We Conducted our Review
- Chapter 3: The Immediate Risk Factors for Violence Involving Youth
- Chapter 4: The Roots of the Immediate Risk Factors
- Chapter 5: Violence in Ontario: a Province at a Crossroads
- Chapter 6: Learning From Previous Reports
- Chapter 7: Where the Roots Are Most Prevalent: Towards a Place-Based Approach
- Chapter 8: Highlights of Existing Approaches to Address the Roots of Violence Involving Youth
- Chapter 9: Structural Reform to Address Violence Involving Youth
- Chapter 10: Accountability, Planning, Advice and Recommendations
- References
- Appendix 1: Terms of Reference for the Review — Review of the Roots of Youth Violence
- Appendix 2: List of Contributors
- Appendix 3: Synopses of Previous Reports
- Appendix 4: Program Inventory Template
- Appendix 5: OnLine Survey Questions
- Appendix 6: Discussion Guide Fall 2007
