The following are brief descriptions of WAVE's reports. You can open the report in another window by clicking on its title on this page, or navigate to the report by using the menus at the top or side of this page.

WAVE REPORT 2005: Violence and what to do about it
This report is the culmination of 9 years of research into and study of the root causes of violent behaviour.

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Working Together to Reduce Serious Youth Violence
In November 2007 WAVE Trust hosted a Conference on reducing serious youth violence in London, the purpose being 'To work together to identify the key actions needed to lead to a significant reduction in levels of serious youth violence in London '. The commitment to achieving such a reduction is core to the report which was written by one of our Trustees, Ita Walsh.

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Intervening Early With Children at Risk
This article by George Hosking was a chapter in a recent publication by the Smith Institute.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Violence
This report concludes PTSD is a common consequence of childhood sexual and physical abuse. It reviews treatment methodologies and shows that treating PTSD has a beneficial impact on outcomes with violent prisoners.

A Tale of 10 Children
Examines why children are killed by their parents, societal response, and provides recommendations for intervention.

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Describes the rationale and reasoning behind WAVE's 4 key recommendations.

Nursery Crimes
A discussion of how a breakdown in the relationship between parents and babies can 'hardwire' antisocial and aggressive children who later turn to crime and abusive behaviour.

An Ounce of Prevention
Summarises reporting that shows early intervention and the teaching of parenting skills reduces violence in later life.

Digging up the Roots of Violence
Reports that a major cause of violence is early life experience in the family and that a principal method of instilling violence is parental discipline practices. Priority for corrective action should be to improve parenting skills - especially for parents of the very young.

Media Influence on Young People
That a correlation between screen violence and violent behaviour in real life is now demonstrated beyond doubt.

Violence - a Curable Disease
An article, first published in the AVP Newsletter, capturing the views of WAVE member and psychiatrist Bob Johnson, as presented to the Annual Conference of the UK Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) in York, July 1996. It particularly discusses his experiences and treatment results in a United Kingdom maximum security prison.

Think Tank 2006 - Special Report
A report on the two-day Think Tank, hosted by WAVE, that brought together 50 of the world's leading academic experts on how to tackle child abuse and violence, together with practitioners of some of the most effective global interventions. Senior representatives from the Metropolitan, Scottish and Somerset and Avon Police forces, senior officers from Child Abuse Investigation Command, the Director of Children's Services in Harrow, and senior civil servants from the Home Office, Treasury, DfES, DoH, Commission for Social Care Inspection, the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit and the Department for Communities and Local Government were in attendance.

Early Years: A Lifetime Approach to Social Exclusion
The PowerPoint presentation used by George Hosking at the Westminster Briefings' "Tackling Social Exclusion Through Partnership" forum on 23^rd May 2007.