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California School Violence Prevention and Response
Final report, dated April 10, 2000.
Dealing with Violent Juvenile Offenders
Highlights recent juvenile crime trends; research on what works; policy options available to states; and available resources. Published February 14, 2000.
Early Warning, Timely Response
A Guide to Safe Schools offers research-based practices designed to assist school communities identify these warning signs early and develop prevention, intervention and crisis response plans.
Fact Sheet - Colorado School Shooting
Violence Policy Center Press Release - (04/20/99) - Colorado Gun Laws and Statistics on Teenagers and Guns in Colorado
Gun Violence in Schools
American Bar Association policy, background report, Congressional correspondence and facts about gun violence in schools.
Hatred in the Hallways
Article on violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students in U.S.
High School Youths, Weapons, and Violence: A Natio
NIJ Research in Brief examines the extent to which a national sample of male high school sophomores and juniors was involved in, or otherwise affected by, firearm-related activity.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 1998
A collaborative report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Center for Education Statistics which examines crime occurring in school as well as on the way to and from school.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2000
Produced by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing education data.
Making Schools Safe
Identifies issues, strategies, and resources related to combating school violence. Published August 23, 1999. Read the .PDF file for complete report.
National School Safety Center
Includes reports and statistics, resources, about school crime and violence.
Preventing and Coping with School Violence
A resource manual for Washington school employees. Covers topics such as handling violence through instruction, disciplinary options, counseling, community action, disciplining students and using the law to oppose school violence.
Preventing Crime: What Works, What Doesn't, W
A report to the US Congress. Chapter 5 deals with school-based crime prevention. Published in July, 1998 by the National Institute of Justice Research.
School and Youth Violence Prevention Plan
Four steps to reduce school and youth violence. Produced by Fight Crime: Invest in Kids organization.
Students' Reports of School Crime: 1989 and
This is the first report that analyzes the two (1989 and 1995) School Crime Supplements to the National Crime Victimization Survey together.
Violence & Discipline Problems in U.S. Public
National Center for Education Statistics study indicating that more than half of schools surveyed reported criminal incidents in 1996-97.
Violence Among Middle School and High School Stude
Analysis and Implications for Prevention. Violent incidents among at-risk middle school and high school students, which often escalate from seemingly trivial events.
Violence in Teenagers
South Wales study about violence in school age teenagers.