Jabar, ArdilBarth, DylanMatzopoulos, RichardEngel, Mark Emmanuel2017-11-072017-11-072017-11Jabar, A., Barth, D., Matzopoulos, R., & Engel, M. E. (2015). Is the introduction of violence and injury observatories associated with a reduction of violence in adult populations? Rationale and protocol for a systematic review. BMJ open, 5(7), e007073. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-0070732044-6055http://hdl.handle.net/10625/56742The article presents a rationale for a first systematic review protocol that will attempt to assess the impact of violence and injury observatories in contributing to violence prevention. As a diagnostic tool measuring the degree of violence in a defined region, over time an observatory can make it possible to monitor and evaluate the impact of adopted counter-measures. Researchers here present a comprehensive synthesis of studies done on violence and injury observatories, and gather evidence in order to inform research practice and future studies on the effectiveness of the observatories.application/pdfenVIOLENCEVIOLENCE PREVENTIONCRIMEINJURY OBSERVATORIESPOLICY MAKERSSYSTEMATIC REVIEWCOLOMBIASOUTH AMERICAHUMAN SECURITYSECURITY SECTOR REFORMJournal Article (peer-reviewed)