title: Empowerment evaluation with programs designed to prevent first-time male perpetration of sexual violence.
abstract: This special issue captures several threads in the ongoing evolution of sexual violence prevention. The articles that follow examine an empowerment evaluation process with four promising programs dedicated to preventing first-time male perpetration of sexual violence, as well as evaluation findings. Both the evaluation approach and the programs examined shed light on how sexual violence prevention can continue to be improved in the future.
authors.affiliation: Division of Violence Prevention in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. RNoonan@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Rita K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Noonan
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gibbs
mesh_terms: D019548:Crime Victims; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011209:Power, Psychological; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*