Publications

Links

Combating Fear and Restoring Safety in Schools

http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/jjbulletin/9804/contents.html

Juvenile Justice Bulletin, April 1998. Examines issues about bullying, gangs, weapons, substance abuse and creating safer schools.

DWC-Security.com

http://dwc-security.com

Provides site analysis, consulting and services to safeguard schools.

Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/earlywrn.html

Publication from the US Department of Education and the Department of Justice.

Film Ideas: Educational Videos & CD-ROMs

http://www.filmideas.com/violence.html

Film Ideas is a nationwide distributor/producer of educational videos especially in the areas of violence prevention, conflict resolution and character education.

Greystone Publishers, Inc.

http://www.greystonepublishers.com

The Successful School Resource Officer Program publication is a guide for SRO Programs dealing with strategies for school and law enforcement partnerships.

Guide for Preventing and Responding to School Violence

http://www.theiacp.org/pubinfo/pubs/pslc/svindex.htm

Different strategies and approaches for members of school communities to consider when creating safer learning environments.

Practical School Security

http://www.schoolsecurity.org/security-book.html

Basic guidelines for safe and secure schools. This book is a simple, concise, and thorough explanation of basic professional school security issues and practices.

Preventing Violence, Homicide and Suicide in American Schools

http://www.oregoncounseling.org/HomicideSuicideInSchools.htm

Collection of articles, editorials, and handouts by Michael G. Conner, with links to related resources.

School Safety Center

http://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,1-9761,00.html?ssb

FamilyEducation.com provides parents with information and resources needed to take an active role in protecting their children from youth violence.

School-Based Crime Prevention

http://www.ncjrs.gov/works/chapter5.htm

Chapter 5 from Preventing Crime: What Works, What Doesn't, What's Promising. Examines school-based prevention programs and identifies problems.

School-Based Violence Prevention Programs: A Resource Manual

http://www.ucalgary.ca/resolve/violenceprevention/

A review of evidence-based school-programs to prevent violence against girls, young women and males. Other programs exemplify innovative approaches or were developed for marginalized populations

Violence in the Schools

http://education.indiana.edu/cas/tt/v2i3/v2i3toc.html

Brief articles for preservice and secondary teachers. From Teacher Talk at Indiana University.

White House 1998 Annual Report on School Safety

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/AnnSchoolRept98/

The first annual report on school safety by the Departments of Education and Justice.