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Schildkraut, Jaclyn; Grogan, Kathryn – WestEd, 2019
With the tragedies of school violence igniting calls for increased safety and security, one popular proposal is to use metal detectors in schools. To address questions about what impact such devices may have on day-to-day safety and on what happens during school violence events, this research brief summarizes what is known about metal detectors in…
Descriptors: School Safety, Violence, School Security, Incidence
Schildkraut, Jaclyn; Grogan, Kathryn; Nabors, Amanda – WestEd, 2020
Although the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and directed attention to other matters, one issue which had raised concern prior to the pandemic -- the role of lockdown drills in schools -- remains to be addressed as education leaders prepare for the return of students and adults to gathering daily in large groups in schools. By one estimate, 95…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, School Safety, Drills (Practice), School Security
Langman, Peter; Petrosino, Anthony; Persson, Hannah – WestEd, 2018
School shootings are the subject of debate in the media and in communities across the United States, and there is much discussion about prevention and the root causes of such attacks. But what does research say about these tragic events and their perpetrators? Do all shooters fit a specific profile? And what meaningful steps can schools and…
Descriptors: Violence, School Safety, Public Opinion, Weapons
Stern, Alexis; Petrosino, Anthony – WestEd, 2018
Public school districts and police departments in the United States often collaborate to address school-based violence and other threats to the safety and well-being of students, teachers, and staff. As a result of these partnerships, law enforcement officers have become an increasingly common presence in schools around the country, even at the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Police School Relationship, Violence, School Safety