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Kramer, T.L., Jones, K.A., Kirchner, J., Miller, T.L., & Wilson, C. (2001). Addressing personnel concerns about school violence through education, assessment, and strategic planning. Education, 123, 292-304.
The violence that has been seen in schools recently has led to concerns about both intervention and prevention programs to address this issue. This violence has been steadily growing and because of this it has become clear that something must be done. Examined in this study is an intervention program that has three specific goals in mind. The first goal is to ensure that personnel that work at the school are away of and educated on various evidence-based programs that relate to school safety and the serious effects that can come from violence in schools. The second goal is to examine the perceptions that school personnel have regarding safety in their schools, how they respond to crisis, and how well they feel they perform when it comes to violence prevention. The third and final goal is the development of a model that can...
These students were attending a workshop that dealt with posttraumatic stress disorder and violence and were all in kindergarten through 12th grade. They were given surveys that rated how well they understood the topics that were presented to them and they also took baseline surveys and 9-month follow-up surveys that dealt with how they felt their school performed when it came to preventing violence. Also examined in those surveys was whether any new programs had been developed at their schools to help with this issue. The study helped to indicate the importance of preventing violence in schools and how educational programs that are given to school personnel are capable of prompting these individuals to come up with new and better ways to keep their students safe from violence.
Meyer, M. & Leone, P. (1999). A…
Meyer, M. & Leone, P. (1999). A structural analysis of school violence and disruption: Implications for creating safer schools. Education and Treatment of Children, 22, 333-356.
Structural equation modeling is used in this study to look at school violence and disruption. The data analyzed come from the National crime Victimization Survey's 1995 School Crime Supplement. Included in this data are 9,954 completed interviews that come from students ranging in age from 12 to 19 years old. These children are not in one specific area or demographic bracket and come from schools all across the United States. There were specific issues that were dealt with when it came to asking the students questions. The questions that were asked included information about the procedures and rules of the school, whether they had any personal experiences with violence at school or whether they knew of a teacher or student that had, if there were gangs at their school, whether drugs were accessible, and whether the students were afraid of being victimized while they were in school. All of these issues had strong significance for these individuals and for the study.
From the data that was collected a subset of 6,947 students aged 12 to 19 was used. These students had to have attended a public school for no less than five of the six months immediately leading up to the survey. A "system of law" construct included a variable for the knowledge of rules and consequences that a student had along with another variable that was used to show whether these rules and consequences were actually implemented. This type of construct lead to less disorder among the students in the school. Other types of constructs, including a "secure building" construct that dealt with variables such as personnel-based and physical actions to ensure that the school was secure actually lead to a higher level of disorder among the students. Implications that this study has toward school policy in the future and what should be dealt with in future research into this topic are also discussed near the end of the study.
"It was tested on almost 600 kids in a desegregated Indianapolis middle school where there are a lot of aggressive kids," Bosworth says. "Those who used the computer were more aware of their own coping strategies and violence presentation. They also showed a decrease in the belief that violence was a way to solve problems" (quoted in Singer at p. 41). Peacemakers Program. Violence Prevention for Students in Grades Four
School Culture on School Safety Many studies have been done on safety in schools. Likewise, many studies have been done on the culture of various schools. Unfortunately, there has not been significant research on a link between the two. This is not to say that these kinds of studies have not been done, but rather that there has not been enough of them. Many of the studies that have been
Public School Safety; SandyHook Case Analysis Following the 'Sandy Hook School Incident', several different procedures and practices have been adopted by public schools in order to promote student and staff safety. Principals of public schools were questioned, in the School Survey on Crime and Safety, concerning the adoption of procedures and measures for protection and safety in their schools. Some practices such as like locked or guarded gates and doors are
School uniforms for students are becoming more and more popular across the country. Research suggest that schools with a mandatory school-wide uniform policy have better attendance, better behavior, fewer discipline referrals, and more school spirit. Children seem to become more focused on academics. They are also easily identified on campus, in the community, and on field trips, making general safety another benefit of wearing uniforms. It is hypothesized that behavior in
School Shootings by Adults or Juveniles [Criminal Justice] The increased number of school shooting incidents in America during the last two decades has gained public attention. Authorities are very much concerned regarding how to control these tragic incidents in the schools of different states. These shootings in schools conducted by adults or juveniles; have created an impression that schools are not a safe place for students. However, in reality the situation is not
If school uniforms are implemented, universally the culture of the school becomes visibly white washed and some would argue that such a change does not prepare students for "real" life nor stress the value of individuality in such a way that students feel or respond to real social situations they may face as adults that include diverse appearances. Many also argue that though some students may benefit from structures