Relevant Websites

• The SafetyZone School Safety Guides
• Before- and After-School Care, Programs, and Activities of Children in Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade: 2001 pdf
• Safety in Numbers: Collecting and Using Crime, Violence, and Discipline Incident Data to Make a Difference in Schools pdf
• National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• National Institute of Mental Health
• National Alliance for Safe Schools
• National Association of School Resource Officers
• National Association of School Safety and Law Enforcement Officers
• For more websites, see:
  NCCEV’s list of web links related to the topic of school violence

Statistics

• In a 2003 survey of high school students, 17.1% had carried a weapon to school during the 30 days preceding the survey. (Grunbaum J.A. et al. Youth risk behavior surveillance - United States, 2003. MMWR Surveillance Summaries 2004 May 21;53(2):1-96)
• 71% of public elementary and secondary schools experienced at least one violent incident during the 1999-2000 school year, according to school principals (Violence in U.S. Public Schools: 2000 School Survey on Crime and Safety, October 2003)
• In 1999, 12% of 12- through 18- year-old students reported experiencing "any" form of victimization at school. (The Condition of Education 2002 Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, National Center for Education Statistics, June 2002.)
• In 1999, 12- through 18-year-old students living in urban and suburban locales were equally vulnerable to serious violent crime at school. (Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2001)
• In 1999, one in six teachers report having been the victim of violence in or around school. This compares to one in nine teachers in 1994. (The Metropolitan Life Survey of the American Teacher, 1999: Violence in America's Public Schools - Five Years Later, Metropolitan Life, 1999)
• Nationwide, 15% of high school students had participated in a physical fight in 1998. (Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1999)
• 57% of expulsions for bringing firearms to school involved high school students, 33% involved junior/middle school students, and 10% involved elementary school students. (Gun-Free Schools Act Report: School Year 1998-1999, U.S. Department of Education, October 2002)

In the Literature

Reports

• Violence in U.S. Public Schools: 2000 School Survey on Crime and Safety
  National Center for Education Statistics, October 2003
• Indicators of School Crime and Safety
  National Center for Education Statistics, October 2003
• School Crisis Response Initiative pdf
  OVC Bulletin, September 2003
• Community Outreach Through Police in Schools pdf
  OVC Bulletin, August 2003
• Youth Violence: a report of the surgeon general. 2001

Books

• After-school programs to promote child and adolescent development: summary of a workshop. National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth. J.A. Gootman, ed. Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 2000.
• Antisocial behavior in school: evidence-based practices. 2 nd edition. Hill M. Walker, Elizabeth Ramsey, Frank M. Gresham. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2004.
• Behavior psychology in the schools: innovations in evaluation, support, and consultation. James K. Luiselli, Charles Diament, editors. Haworth Press, 2002.
• Conflict resolution communication: patterns promoting peaceful schools. Melinda Lincoln. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Eduation, 2002.
• How to prepare for and respond to a crisis, 2 nd edition. David J. Schonfeld, Robert Lichtenstein, Marsha Kline Pruett, Dee Speese-Linehan. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2002.
• Juvenile offenders and victims: 1999 National Report. Howard N. Snyder and Melissa Sickmund. Washington, CD: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1999.
• A Practical guide for crisis response in our schools, 5 th edition. Mark D. Lerner, Joseph S. Volpe, Brad Lindell. New York: American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, 2003.
• Rampage: The Social Roots of School Shootings. Katherine S. Newman. New York: Basic Books, 2004.
• Violence in American Schools. Delbert S. Elliott, Beatrix A. Hamburg, Kirk R. Williams. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Journal Articles/Dissertations

• Mccash, Linda Marie. Adolescent behavioral functioning: An examination of exposure to school violence and school protective factors. [Dissertation Abstract] Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: the Sciences & Engineering. Vol 64(7-B), 2004, 3191, US: Univ Microfilms International.
• Bradley, Paulette Nannos. The effect of teaching a pro-social skills curriculum on student behavior. [Dissertation Abstract] Dissertation Abstracts International. Vol 64(7-A), 2004, 2362, US: Univ Microfilms International.
• Chapin, John; Gleason, David. Student perceptions of school violence: Could it happen here? [Peer Reviewed Journal] Journal of Adolescent Research. Vol 19(3) May 2004, 360-376.
• Berry, Sharon. Promoting children's health: Integrating school, family, and community. [Peer Reviewed Journal] Journal of Pediatric Psychology. Vol 29(3) Apr 2004, 241-242.
• Durlak, Joseph A; Weissberg, Roger P; Quintana, Elena; Perez, Francisco. Primary prevention: Involving schools and communities in youth health promotion. [Chapter] Jason, Leonard A. (Ed); Keys, Christopher B. (Ed); et al,. (2004). Participatory community research: Theories and methods in action. APA decade of behavior volumes. (pp. 73-86). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association. xviii, 271pp.
• Sege, Robert D. The Multisite Violence Prevention Project: A Commentary from Academic Research. [Peer Reviewed Journal] American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Vol 26(Suppl1) Jan 2004, 78-79.
• Nichols, Chuck. Supporting Violence Prevention at the School Site: Issues and Lessons in State Administration. [Peer Reviewed Journal] American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Vol 26(Suppl1) Jan 2004, 74-77.
• Smith, Emilie Phillips; Gorman-Smith, Deborah; Quinn, William H; Rabiner, David L; Tolan, Patrick H; Winn, Donna-Marie. Community-Based Multiple Family Groups to Prevent and Reduce Violent and Aggressive Behavior: The GREAT Families Program. [Peer Reviewed Journal] American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Vol 26(Suppl1) Jan 2004, 39-47
• Meyer, Aleta L; Allison, Kevin W; Reese, Le'Roy E; Gay, Franklin N. Choosing To Be Violence Free in Middle School: The Student Component of the GREAT Schools and Families Universal Program. [Peer Reviewed Journal] American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Vol 26(Suppl1) Jan 2004, 20-28.

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