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)

Guidelines for developing a security system that promotes safe and vandal-free schools are offered to administrators in this handbook. Areas covered are: (1) a security checklist; (2) identification of security needs and development of an action plan; (3) a school incident reporting system; (4) comparison of a secure and a nonsecure school; (5)…

The 12 items in this annotated bibliography are entries in the ERIC system concerning school crime and how to improve school security. The articles and documents focus on a number of issues, including (1) how to reduce vandalism, (2) the principal's role in school crime management, (3) factors correlated with disruption in schools, (4) the…

A contemporary theory of behavior is that faulty patterns of thinking divide the criminal from the noncriminal. The causation of school violence is children choosing to be violent; and the problem of school violence is acceptance of their choice. Short-term control measures are adherence to systematic school rules, use of technology, security…

A study examined what further education colleges in Britain were doing about security and what they planned for the future. A literature search found that a PEST (Political/legal, Economic, Sociocultural, and Technological) analysis was one way to examine the differential impact of external influences. A PEST analysis offered a strategy for…

The Safe School Study was mandated by Congress to determine the frequency, seriousness, and incidence of crime in elementary and secondary schools in all regions of the United States; the cost of material replacement and repair; the means used in attempting to prevent crimes in schools; and means by which more effective crime prevention may be…