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Clark, Steven – New Directions for Youth Development, 2011
Although there has been little academic research on the impact of placing police officers in schools, this practice has grown substantially in response to school shootings and other violent crimes in schools. With a standardized training program since 1999, the state of Virginia has law enforcement officers working in approximately 88 percent of…
Descriptors: School Culture, School Security, Police, Law Enforcement
Fain, Terry; Turner, Susan; Ridgeway, Greg – RAND Corporation, 2010
In 2000, the California State Legislature passed the Schiff-Cardenas Crime Prevention Act, which authorized funding for county juvenile-justice programs and designated the Corrections Standards Authority (CSA) (formerly named the Board of Corrections) the administrator of funding. A 2001 California Senate bill extended the funding and changed the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Crime Prevention, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
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O'Brien, Sandra Pavelka – Prevention Researcher, 2007
A modern-day movement is transforming the way that communities and justice systems think about and respond to crime and wrongful occurrences. This response implements a holistic continuum of services, providing for prevention, intervention, diversion, commitment, probation, reentry, and aftercare. This approach--known as restorative justice--seeks…
Descriptors: Equal Protection, Justice, Crime Prevention, Criminal Law
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Dinkes, Rachel; Kemp, Jana; Baum, Katrina – National Center for Education Statistics, 2009
"Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2008" provides the most recent national indicators on school crime and safety. The information presented in this report is intended to serve as a reference for policymakers and practitioners so that they can develop effective programs and policies aimed at violence and school crime prevention. The…
Descriptors: Crime, School Safety, Violence, Crime Prevention
Turner, Susan; Fain, Terry; Sehgal, Amber – RAND Corporation, 2007
In 2000, the California State Legislature passed the Schiff-Cardenas Crime Prevention Act, which authorized funding for county juvenile justice programs and designated the Corrections Standards Authority (CSA), formerly named the Board of Corrections, the administrator of funding. California counties receiving state funds for Juvenile Justice…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Intervention, Crime, Crime Prevention
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Calhoun, John A.; O'Neil, Jean F. – PTA Today, 1986
Teenagers are the most likely age group to be victims of crime and the least likely to report crimes to the police. Parents, students, and teachers can work together to help prevent crime. (DF)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crime Prevention, Parent Role, School Role
Weintraub, William – School Administrator, 1986
Outlines the important role that schools have in teaching students ethical considerations in computer use. Describes how the Cupertino Union School District developed a computer curriculum that includes ethics as a major component. Includes computer listings of crime definitions and a computer ethics policy. (MD)
Descriptors: Computers, Crime, Crime Prevention, Curriculum Development
Green, Mary W. – 1999
This guide provides basic guidelines to help schools, in collaboration with law enforcement agencies, analyze their vulnerability to violence, theft, and vandalism, and suggest possible technologies to effectively address these problems. It describes existing commercially available technologies and urges thoughtful consideration of not only the…
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Public Schools
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Kleberg, John R. – CEFP Journal, 1985
Effective planning for campus security requires a coordinated effort by the facility planner and safety and security personnel. Examples at Ohio State University are cited. (MLF)
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Educational Facilities Planning, Higher Education, Police School Relationship
Schneider, Tod – 1998
The Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) concept suggests that natural surveillance, natural access control, and territoriality can be effectively applied to schools and surrounding environments to provide safety for students and teachers. This document presents the essential concepts of the CPTED and examines how the main office…
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA. Microcomputing Program. – 1985
This paper describes a hot-stamping operation undertaken at Drexel University in an attempt to prevent computer theft on campus. The program was initiated in response to the University's anticipated receipt of up to 3,000 Macintosh microcomputers per year and the consequent publicity the university was receiving. All clusters of computers (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Educational Practices, Higher Education, Methods
Beaudoin, Ralph H. – Business Officer, 1985
The susceptibility of colleges and universities to computer crime is great. While insurance coverage is available to cover the risks, an aggressive loss-prevention program is the wisest approach to limiting the exposures presented by computer technology. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computers, Crime, Crime Prevention
Magee, John L.; Garcia, Ed – American School and University, 1983
Theft of valuable educational equipment can be reduced by marking the equipment so well and so hideously that it cannot be readily sold, keeping records of who has access to the equipment, and using affordable state of the art security devices. (MLF)
Descriptors: Alarm Systems, Audio Equipment, Computers, Crime Prevention
Richards, George E. – American School Board Journal, 1997
A task force, charged with uncovering weaknesses in existing security school systems in Knox County, Tennessee, developed a checklist survey and sent it to each of the 85 building principals. Displays some of the questions but advises involving community members in the process of creating a security survey. (MLF)
Descriptors: Alarm Systems, Crime Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
Our Children, 1999
Describes the importance of developing a school violence prevention and crisis response plan, explaining what an effective plan should include; how to establish a school-based team; essential components of a crisis response plan; how to ensure safety via contingency provisions to the crisis response plan; and how to handle the crisis aftermath. A…
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Crisis Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education, Planning
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