Refines and clarifies certain concepts having to do with school vandalism and its control; examines the concept of social control as applied to the problem of controlling the young, delimiting it to conscious, social and formal dimensions, and summarily reviews research and theory in the area of school vandalism. (JM)

Institutional responses to vandalism and anonymous damage seldom deal with the apparent lack of respect for people and property and the failure to accept responsibility for one's environment which are at the root of the problem. The Point Ownership Program/Earn Your Environment (POP/EYE) effort at the State University of New York at Delhi attempts…

In its successful program to prevent and control violence, vandalism and misbehavior by students on school buses, the Salem (Oregon) school administration utilizes a four-step reporting and followup process. Should an incident occur, the first step is mailing of a misconduct notice to parents. This notice is followed by a warning letter. If…

This bulletin highlights how two-way radios are secured, maintained, and effectively used by school security officers, administrators, teachers, and students in New York City schools. Any school requiring faster, more comprehensive communications among security officers and school staff when incidents of violence, vandalism, and theft are imminent…

Many administrators and faculty members across the country have initiated antivandalism campaigns in their schools and introduced curriculum designed to educate students about vandalism. The assumption is that if students can be educated about vandalism--what it is, what it costs, and who pays for it--they may gain more positive attitudes towards…

Data from a survey of Illinois residents are used in this report to determine the extent and distribution of crime in the State. Specific areas addressed include: (1) the extent of two types of crime, violent crime and property crime, and which is the more predominant; (2) whether crime in Illinois is an urban or rural problem: (3) social…

If the findings of recent research are any guide, the dollars that are now spent on security devices and personnel, and the educational time now lost by involving teachers and administrators in expanding security programs, would be better spent on strategies for making schools more humane places in which learning can take place. We should look for…

One of 52 theoretical papers on school crime and its relation to poverty, this chapter presents four moralization paradigms (psychoanalytic, social learning, humanistic, and cognitive-developmental) as explanatory hypotheses for the relationship between poverty and school crime. The paper takes the position that no one paradigm is sufficient to…

The extent of school violence and vandalism is staggering, according to the author. He briefly reviews the history of conflict in American education, concluding that when a new group of people comes into an institution, such as the public schools, there is bound to be conflict and tension, as when the schools were desegregated by court order. He…

In recent years the costs of school vandalism and the incidence of vandalism in the public schools have been rising. The study concerns itself with the application of production functions, Monte Carlo techniques, and Shannon's model of information theory to determine the most efficient use of preventive vandalism techniques in a large school…

There are two basic types of vandalism, malicious and nonmalicious. Both types can be controlled, but the methods of control differ. Most of the literature deals with malicious vandalism. Perhaps because security appears to be the only way to control malicious vandalism, it is often made the focal point of antivandalism programs. The most…

The purpose of this practicum was to test the effectiveness of a security training program at Trenton Central High School. A professional, trained security force was necessary to reduce school crime. A training program lasting eight and one-half months was instituted. A pilot study at the end of the training program was conducted comparing the…

Several aspects of school safety and protection are presented for school administrators and architects. Among those topics discussed are--(1) life safety, (2) vandalism controlled through proper design, (3) personal protective devices, and (4) fire alarm systems. Another critical factor in providing a complete school safety program is proper…

As a result of the sharp increases in the costs of vandalism in the last few years, technical developments in intrusion devices have been rapid. This report provides an overall view of vandalism prevention emphasizing the various devices for detecting and reporting unauthorized entry into buildings and giving information about the activities of…

School districts are reluctantly paying for repairing damage to their properties that might not have occurred had the buildings and sites been better designed. A study to determine what designers and owners can do to prevent or diminish damage to schools through more careful planning and design reveals five major design issues pertinent to the…