This guidebook offers school administrators a number of tested approaches to solving security problems that plague most school districts today. It suggests that establishing a program is the most effective way to take control of events and attempt to prevent as well as limit the effects of criminal acts in schools. The topics covered include…

A humanistic program implemented in a suburban Kansas City school district helped educators deal with the problems of absenteeism, poor motivation, lack of discipline, vandalism, tardiness, and drug use. The model is being looked at by many school districts throughout the United States. (RM)

This volume focuses on school crime and programs to fight it. The book begins by relating serious incidents of school crime that involve students, teachers, administrators, facilities, and equipment. It also describes a school security program that the author maintains can be emulated by any school district regardless of size. It informs school…