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CTE as Crime Prevention: The Link between Career and Technical Education and Arrest for Criminal Behavior
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Plasman, Jay S.; Passarella, Al – Career and Technical Education Research, 2022
While prior work has explored the relationship between career-focused educational programming on deviant and criminal behavior for incarcerated and delinquent individuals, there is little empirical evidence as to how career and technical education (CTE) participation in traditional high school settings may link to later interaction with the…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Crime, Crime Prevention, High Schools
Are Metal Detectors Effective at Making Schools Safer?
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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
Religious-Based Hate Crimes: DOJ Needs to Improve Support to Colleges Given Increasing Reports on Campuses. Congressional Requesters. GAO-20-6
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Emrey-Arras, Melissa – US Government Accountability Office, 2019
On average, 205,000 U.S. residents report being victims of hate crimes every year, according to Department of Justice (DOJ) officials. Hate crimes, including those motivated by bias against an actual or perceived religion, can have a broader effect than other kinds of violent crimes because they target both the victim and the group the victim…
Descriptors: Crime, Social Bias, Religion, Incidence
Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools: Findings from the School Survey on Crime and Safety: 2017-18. First Look. NCES 2019-061
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Diliberti, Melissa; Jackson, Michael; Correa, Samuel; Padgett, Zoe – National Center for Education Statistics, 2019
Using data from the School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), this report presents findings both on crime and violence in U.S. public schools and on the practices and programs schools have implemented to promote school safety. SSOCS collects information from public school principals about the prevalence of violent and serious violent crimes…
Descriptors: School Surveys, Crime, School Safety, Violence
Kentucky High Schools with SROs and Without: An Examination of Criminal Violation Rates
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Sullivan, William J.; Hausman, Charles S. – Journal of School Leadership, 2017
School violence has become a focal point, sparked by violent mass killings throughout the nation. One of the most substantial efforts for improving school safety and security is the utilization of specially trained police, titled school resource officers (SROs). Regardless of the importance of maintaining safe schools and an environment that is…
Descriptors: Violence, Educational Environment, School Safety, School Security
Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools: Findings from the School Survey on Crime and Safety: 2015-16. First Look. NCES 2017-122
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Diliberti, Melissa; Jackson, Michael; Kemp, Jana – National Center for Education Statistics, 2017
This report presents findings on crime and violence in U.S. public schools, using data from the 2015-16 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS:2016). First administered in school year 1999-2000 and repeated in school years 2003-04, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2009-10, and 2015-16, SSOCS provides information on school crime-related topics from the…
Descriptors: Crime, Violence, Discipline, School Safety