School Violence
Articles
- Elements of Effective School Violence Prevention Plans
- Frequency of School Violence
- How Health Care Practitioners Can Help Make Schools Safer
- Resources for School Violence Researchers and Evaluators
- School Environment Affects the Potential for Violence
- School Violence Federal Data Sources
- School Violence Statistical Reports
- After School Programs Reduce the Potential for Violence
- Responding to a Potentially Violent Student
- Violence Against Teachers
- School Bullying Prevention
- Preventing Gang Violence in School
- Youth Gangs and Violence
- Federal Activities Addressing Violence in School
Fact Sheets
Best Bets
- University of Colorado at Boulder, Institute of Behavioral Science, Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) provides informed assistance to groups committed to understanding and preventing violence, particularly adolescent violence. CSPV works from a multi-disciplinary platform on the subject of violence and facilitates the building of bridges b ... - US Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS), a part of the US Department of Education (ED) administers, coordinates, and recommends policy for improving quality and excellence of programs and activities that are designed to (1) provide financial assistance for drug and violence prevention activ ... - US Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Mental Health Information Center
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Mental Health Information Center (NMHIC) is a clearinghouse providing free information about mental health via a toll-free telephone number, Internet Web site, and more than 600 publications. NMHIC was developed for users of m ...
External Resources
- School Crisis Response Initiative (PDF 561 KB)
This bulletin provides an overview of this program's organizational model for school crisis preparedness and response. Discussion covers the value of school-based intervention, elements of a school-based crisis response plan, and roles and responsibilities of school staff and community members. The organizational model presented in this bulletin is intended to guide schools and school districts as they develop their own school-based crisis response plans.
Federal Partner: Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice - Office of Safe & Drug-Free Schools
Responsibilities, programs, and reports of the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, which addresses health, violence prevention, and drug prevention in schools.
Federal Partner: U.S. Department of Education - Toward Safe and
Orderly Schools - The National Study of Delinquency Prevention in Schools (PDF 443 KB)
This report presents findings from a national survey of elementary, middle, and secondary schools. The findings show that problem behavior is widespread and is most common in urban areas and middle schools.
Federal Partner: National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice - Violence-Related Behaviors Among High School Students - United States, 1991-2003
This Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzes data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, concluding that youth weapon carrying and physical fighting have declined along with the national youth homicide rate, while the prevalence of other violent youth behaviors have remained stable or increased. - Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
This publication offers research-based practices designed to assist school communities identify these warning signs early and develop prevention, intervention, and crisis response plans.
Federal Partner: U.S. Department of Education - Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2006
This report presents the most recent data on school crime from the perspectives of students, teachers, principals, and the general population. It examines crime occurring in school as well as on the way to and from school.
Federal Partner: Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice and National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education - School and Community Interventions to Prevent Serious and Violent Offending
This study describes a number of programs involving a juvenile's family, school, and community, which are the most effective in minimizing factors that contribute to serious violent juvenile offending.
Federal Partner: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice - Improving School Violence Prevention Programs through Meaningful Evaluation
This digest examines the role of evaluation in understanding what works in violence prevention, and offers some guidelines for conducting a basic evaluation of school-based violence prevention programs.
Federal Partner: Educational Resources Information Center, U.S. Department of Education - ThreatPlan.org
This Web site provides information on the Bomb Threat CD-ROM, a training program to help schools deal with bomb threats, available to public and private school systems, and state and local law enforcement.
Federal Partner: U.S. Departments of Justice and Education - Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2000
A joint effort by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics, the report examines crime occurring in school as well as on the way to and from school. Data for crime away from school are also presented to place school crime in the context of crime in the larger society. The report provides the most current detailed statistical information to inform the nation on the nature of crime in schools.
Federal Partner: U.S. Department of Justice
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