Rebecca Valek
Biographic Data
| ID | 6887384 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebecca Valek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebecca |
| FAMILY NAME | Valek |
| SIGNATURE | VALEK R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oregon Health & Science University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6519-0886 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of Oregon’s Extreme Risk Protection Order Law
Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws are a promising strategy for preventing firearm violence through risk-based firearm restrictions, but effectiveness hinges on implementation. Oregon's ERPO law went into effect in 2018, but utilization has varied across the state. We interviewed professionals involved in ERPO implementation to understand barriers and facilitators to the use of ERPOs for violence prevention in Oregon. Semi-structured inter…
Professional Training and Public Education Can Support Extreme Risk Protection Order Utilization
Twenty-one states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have passed Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws, risk-based firearm removal policies intended to reduce firearm violence. Oregon's ERPO law, which went into effect in 2018, allows family/household members and law enforcement officers (LEOs) to petition a civil court for an order to temporarily restrict one's access to firearms if the individual is at imminent risk of h…
State-by-State Review
Purpose: Following George Floyd’s death, the push for law enforcement accountability policies has intensified. Despite robust legislative action, challenges in enacting and implementing meaningful reforms persist. This study analyzes police accountability policies (PAP) in the U.S. from 2020 to 2022, identifying barriers and facilitators through expert perspectives in enforcement oversight, policy advocacy, and community engagement. Methods: The …
Five Years of Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Oregon
Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws have received increasing attention as a tool to prevent firearm suicide and homicide, including mass shootings. However, important gaps remain in our understanding of ERPO usage and implementation. Using the Oregon Judicial Case Information Network database, we abstracted data from all ERPO petitions filed in Oregon from 2018 to 2022, the first five years after the law took effect ( N = 649). ERPO petitio…
Risk and Protective Factors and Interventions for Reducing Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile delinquency is a pressing problem in the United States; the literature emphasizes the importance of early interventions and the role of the family in preventing juvenile delinquency. Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) framework, PudMed, and Scopus, we included 28 peer-reviewed articles in English between January 2012 and October 2022. We evaluated the existing literature regarding the ri…
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Risk and Protective Factors and Interventions for Reducing Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile delinquency is a pressing problem in the United States; the literature emphasizes the importance of early interventions and the role of the family in preventing juvenile delinquency. Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) framework, PudMed, and Scopus, we included 28 peer-reviewed articles in English between January 2012 and October 2022. We evaluated the existing literature regarding the ri…
Five Years of Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Oregon
Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws have received increasing attention as a tool to prevent firearm suicide and homicide, including mass shootings. However, important gaps remain in our understanding of ERPO usage and implementation. Using the Oregon Judicial Case Information Network database, we abstracted data from all ERPO petitions filed in Oregon from 2018 to 2022, the first five years after the law took effect ( N = 649). ERPO petitio…
Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of Oregon’s Extreme Risk Protection Order Law
Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws are a promising strategy for preventing firearm violence through risk-based firearm restrictions, but effectiveness hinges on implementation. Oregon's ERPO law went into effect in 2018, but utilization has varied across the state. We interviewed professionals involved in ERPO implementation to understand barriers and facilitators to the use of ERPOs for violence prevention in Oregon. Semi-structured inter…
Professional Training and Public Education Can Support Extreme Risk Protection Order Utilization
Twenty-one states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have passed Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws, risk-based firearm removal policies intended to reduce firearm violence. Oregon's ERPO law, which went into effect in 2018, allows family/household members and law enforcement officers (LEOs) to petition a civil court for an order to temporarily restrict one's access to firearms if the individual is at imminent risk of h…
State-by-State Review
Purpose: Following George Floyd’s death, the push for law enforcement accountability policies has intensified. Despite robust legislative action, challenges in enacting and implementing meaningful reforms persist. This study analyzes police accountability policies (PAP) in the U.S. from 2020 to 2022, identifying barriers and facilitators through expert perspectives in enforcement oversight, policy advocacy, and community engagement. Methods: The …
Gun Ownership and Violence Research (4 works) · Law enforcement (4 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (3 works) · Enforcement (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Poison control (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)