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 used to promote school safety. SSOCS is managed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) within the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of…

Briefly discusses the problem of violence in the schools and how schools can be made safe again. (JMB)

This paper examines national data from the early 1970s to the mid 1980s in order to identify trends in student and teacher victimization in schools. All the student and teacher victimization data reviewed in this paper contradict the notion of a progressive worsening of the school crime problem. Assault statistics showed little change, robberies…

Provides an overview of recent campus emergencies faced by Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers members and how they coped. Emergencies evaluated include campus crime, a snow storm, and violent campus demonstrations. (GR)

Suggestions for the development and improvement of school security programs by local education agencies are provided in this guidebook. Strategies are outlined for managing perimeter and grounds, buildings, visitors, weapons, bomb threats, security systems, and lighting. The recommendation is made for use of a checklist by a local committee to…

This 12-page pamphlet briefly summarizes some of the research on school crime and discusses suggested solutions that are grouped to reflect different philosophical biases and assumptions about the origins of school crime and vandalism. Eleven references with brief annotations and a list of national organizations providing technical assistance to…

Briefly discusses violence and vandalism in the nation's schools. Specific suggestions are offered for teachers on how to handle various types of attacks. Several methods of discouraging vandalism are also described. (JMB)

This report details how political and military violence targeting educational systems is depriving a growing number of children of the right to education. This study focuses on targeted violent attacks, carried out for political, military, ideological, sectarian, ethnic or religious reasons, against students, teachers, academics, education trade…

A 12-page summary of the Safe School Study outlines the methodology of the study, seriousness of the problem, extent of the problem, location of offenses, factors associated with school violence and vandalism, and the effectiveness of measures taken to prevent crime in schools. (MLF)

Suggests school business officials, particularly those directly responsible for facilities, should know about school security measures such as metal detection devices at entry points, direct classroom telephone access, strategically placed mirrors, corridor video monitors, modified food-service facilities and bathrooms, stair and courtyard…

The governor of Michigan charged the Task Force on School Violence and Vandalism with the responsibility of developing recommendations designed to reduce school violence and vandalism. The Task Force was divided into five subcommittees: (1) Student Concerns, (2) Educational Personnel Concerns, (3) Law Enforcement and School Security Concerns, (4)…

This report indicates that while school security systems should be tailored to the school system's specific needs and problems, most must take cognizance of the following concerns: (1) evaluation of current security arrangements; (2) degree of dependence upon local law enforcement bodies; (3) management of the school system; (4) analysis of school…

As a result of violence, vandalism, drugs, and interracial conflict, traditional concepts of high school education are changing. This journalistic report is followed by educators' comments and reactions. (DW)

This pamphlet contains the text of and hearings on a House bill for improving the security of schools. The bill is designed to provide financial assistance to aid local educational agencies to meet special needs incident to providing security for children, employees, and facilities in elementary and secondary schools through the reduction and…

New Jersey's state board of education formed a task force in 1978 to conduct a six-month study of the effectiveness of various strategies for reducing violence and vandalism in the schools. The forty-seven recommendations developed by the task force were of three types: those designed to improve state-level capabilities (areas addressed included…