NATIONAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION
AND STUDY CENTER

The National Violence Prevention and Study Center (NVPSC) has as its central purpose the prevention and study of violence in the United States and beyond. It attempts to achieve its goals through gathering data, conducting research, disseminating information, providing training, and assisting other organizations in order to understand and prevent violence.

"Targeted violence is the end result of an understandable, and often discernible, pattern of behavior."