All types of school vandalism have a monetary cost, but they also have a social cost. Monetary costs are arrayed against social costs, giving four basic types of vandalism according to the major effects vandalism can have, regardless of motive. Prevention priorities should be established to control the two types of vandalism with high social cost,…

With the help of many community groups, 36 high school art students created murals to beautify a graffiti-covered railway station. (SJL)

Research focused on the number and kind of assaults and criminal incidents; the extent and costs of vandalism; the number and type of security personnel and equipment; the incidence and causes of suspensions and expulsions; alternatives to suspensions and expulsions employed; and local perceptions of remedies for these problems. (Author/EB)

Provides an overview of the problem of juvenile delinquency in the schools. Also reviews the findings of the Senate Subcommittee To Investigate Juvenile Delinquency and ends with a reminder that American education has overcome seemingly insurmountable problems in other difficult days. (Editor/RK)

Explores the problem of violence in the schools, relates the research, shares historical viewpoints, and examines the peculiar difficulties of the schools by utilizing interviews with the chief of security and five junior high and two senior high school principals in the Baltimore City public schools. (Author/RK)

Presents a critique of the HEW Safe School Study Report, including various methodological problems. Suggests that only the broad findings are trustworthy and recommends specific legislation designed to combat the vandalism problem. (Author/HLM)

Students from California to Florida to New York are behaving as they please, assaulting their teachers, avoiding any serious penalty, and, in some cases, committing murder in their schools. Some changes are being initiated. (RK)

Gives a detailed ESL (English as a second language) class-hour plan for using a BBC radio news program on vandalism as a social problem. Teaching goals, teaching materials and methodology are discussed. The working texts are appended; the news tests are available free from the author. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Presents results of the Library Crime Research Project, a three-year study of crime and disruption patterns in public libraries in all 50 states. Patterns of crime, costs of crime (direct, indirect), losses due to crime, patterns of security use, and effects of victimization are covered. Three references are listed. (EJS)

Examines statutory and legal remedies available to library administrators for the protection of their institutions, their employees, and their collections. Discussion covers law enforcement priorities and the library, museum, or archive and a comparison of state legislation concerning damage or failure to return library materials and library…

Describes the Safe Schools Study being conducted by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and offers suggestions for local educational administrators in confronting the problems of crime and vandalism in the schools. Available from: Security World Publishing Co., Inc., 2639 South La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90034,…

This handbook is designed to help readers identify and eliminate security risks, with sound recommendations and library-tested security software. Chapter 1 "Managing Your Facilities and Assessing Your Risks" addresses fundamental management responsibilities including planning for a secure system, organizing computer-related information, assessing…

A survey instrument (yes/no response to five questions) was used to explore causes of school vandalism, asking if students did vandalize and assessing home/family relations, personal feelings, school setting, and community setting. From the over 300 responses obtained, distinct differences distinguished students who vandalized schools from those…

The major implication of this study is that school rebellion is not a response to the school experience itself. Other findings are presented concerning the scalability of school disruption items, the nature of expressive alienation and its components, and the impact of sex, race, and neighborhood on school rebellion. (KC)

Television is now first in fulfilling the most important societal needs--that of the transmission of culture--both good and bad. (Editor)