Preventing Violence And Crime In Americas Schools
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Author | : William L. Lassiter |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2009-06-08 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0313353972 |
A thorough overview of violence and crime in America's schools explores which solutions work and which don't, providing a framework for prevention at every level. Although it is major incidents like Columbine or Virginia Tech that grab the headlines, everyday occurrences of bullying, harassment, and physical intimidation in schools impact entire communities, driving kids out of public schools and destroying faith in public education. Preventing Violence and Crime in America's Schools: From Put-Downs to Lock-Downs provides educators, parents, law enforcement officials, and other youth-serving professionals with a unique perspective on the topic of school violence. More important, it offers solutions to the problems facing all schools when it comes to violence and safety. Two expert authors examine specifics relating to school violence, opportunities to prevent and intervene, and the importance of planning for a crisis. Most other books about school violence either highlight the research or highlight practitioner viewpoints. This revealing book presents both, balancing insights gained through real-world experiences with research on best practices. The result is a fuller understanding of the problem—understanding that will enable solutions.
Author | : R. Murray Thomas |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2006-10-30 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0313087776 |
The problem of violence in schools has not gone away despite radical reductions in violent crimes throughout the country over the last decade. Students continue to harrass, haze, and harm each other in a variety of ways, disrupting classrooms and whole schools. In the wake of the Columbine massacre, many focused on the worst kind of school violence: deadly assaults with dangerous weapons. But other forms of violence are more persistent, common, and just as destructive in many ways: fighting, sexual abuse, carrying weapons to school, vandalism, and assorted other crimes that happen behind the closed doors of elementary, middle, and high schools across the country. The consequences range from violent victimization and death, to the disruption of learning and fear among student bodies and teaching staffs. Here, Thomas provides a foundation for understanding why the violence occurs, preventing it from happening, and treating both offenders and victims after it happens. Using scores of case descriptions to illustrate the types of school violence and their treatment in recent years, the author skillfully shows readers how the problem of violence and crime in schools is an insidious issue that cannot go untreated. He offers both tested and proposed methods for dealing with a host of violence issues and a guide to planning treatment of the problem and its associated consequences. He answers the questions: What are prominent types of violence in American schools? What conditions contribute to those types of violence? What methods can be applied in an effort to reduce school violence? Readers will come away from this book with a greater understanding of the scope of violence in America's schools, and the myriad ways of addressing it.
Author | : Robert L. Hampton |
Publisher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 0761900411 |
What can be done to address the problem of violence in society? The contributors to this volume, both scholars and practitioners, examine this question by exploring the history of violence together with theoretical explanations. The book discusses such issues as: the disproportionate presence of violence within North American minority populations; the concept of psychological resiliency; how spirituality may serve as a protective factor; and the role of television in promoting violence. The contributors also address prevention and intervention strategies among gangs of young people, and the implementation of special programmes in schools.
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Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2002 |
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Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 104 |
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ISBN | : 1428925996 |
Author | : Joan N. Burstyn |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 2001-04 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1135652775 |
Examines the complex problem of school violence using qualitative & ethnographic data from observations, individual interviews, & focus groups, as well as published data. Analyzes violence preventions programs & assesses their effectiveness.
Author | : Allan M. Hoffman |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1996-05-30 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0313389365 |
This book is designed to examine issues related to schools, violence, and society. Since the 1960s, crime and violence have been increasing in America's schools. This violence is not limited to inner-city schools, but has struck virtually every strata and socio-economic level of American culture and society. The prevalence of crime and violence occurring in our nation's schools has become the concern of policymakers on the national and state levels. Concern has spread to parents, educators, and students themselves. This edited volume reviews violence in society, school violence, and crime. Coverage includes past trends in school violence and describes the current extent of the problem, as well as tspects of its causes and prevention. The influence on the students and community of gang activity, gang-related issues, drugs, alcohol, and weapons on campus is discussed.
Author | : Delbert S. Elliott |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 1998-10-13 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780521644181 |
This volume offers a strategy for the problem of youth violence.
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Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 102 |
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ISBN | : 1428925732 |
Author | : National Research Council and John F. Kennedy School of Government |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 119 |
Release | : 1994-02-01 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0309050391 |
In this summary of a unique conference on urban violence, mayors, police chiefs, local, state, and federal agency experts, and researchers provide a wealth of practical ideas to combat violence in urban America. This book will be a valuable guide to concerned community residents as well as local officials in designing new approaches to the violence that afflicts America's cities. single copy, $12.95; 2-9 copies, $9.95 each; 10 or more copies, $6.95 each (no other discounts apply)