Analyzes recent school crime trends, drawing primarily on National Education Association and United States Department of Justice surveys. Presents 1973-1980 data on assault, robbery, and theft--both competed and attempted--against secondary school students, and 1972-1983 figures on assault, vandalism, and theft by students against public school…

The big three cause millions of dollars damage annually to school properties. Suggestions that should help in creating an effective school security program. (Author/MF)

Involving the university in developing a contingency plan can ensure effective handling of crisis situations. (Editor)

Computer destruction is only one of the hazards colleges face unless preventive and back-up steps establish computer security. (Editor)

Play is the focus of this article which considers the plight of children without adequate space for games. (RK)

Describes public school responses to crime and student delinquency in terms of behavioral expectations. The authors conclude that school discipline policies are often based more on the fear of violence, disruptive behavior, and unpredictable situations than on actual incidents. (AM)

A sound detection security system can help cut damages from thieves and vandals. (Author/MLF)

Summarizes and synthesizes five articles on the state of secondary education and concludes that schools are not the producers but rather the products of society. Today's society is nervous, permissive, violent and goalless, and the schools reflect those traits. (JMF)

Discusses the prevalence of school arson, motives for setting school fires, and sex and type of student involvement within the context of a detailed description of the high school burning in rural Cross Plains, Texas. Investigation findings and community and teacher reactions are given. (SAS)

Summarizes a large-scale survey carried out in Northern Ireland in 1992-93 as part of the International Self Reported Delinquency (ISRD) Study. Explores type of offense, frequency of offending, detection and consequences, place of offense, reason for offense, and demographic variables. Provides comparison to other ISRD participants. (JPS)

Discusses how creative planning can help schools to keep washroom traffic moving, deter vandalism, and reduce maintenance. (EV)

Social movement research suggests that protest is effective because it de-legitimizes existing policies and imposes costs on power holders. The author tests this hypothesis with data on African-American student protest and the creation of departments of African-American Studies. The author finds that nondisruptive protest, such as rallies and…

It is argued that current school disciplinary policies are ineffective instruments for delivering moral messages: they are poorly justified; fail to distinguish moral violations (violence, vandalism, deception) from conventional school-limited violations (attendance, dress codes, eating venues), leaving the impression that dress code violations…

Public or private, K-12, college or university, no one knows their facilities better than school maintenance and operations staff--from the front-line custodians to facility managers. When it comes to planning restrooms for new construction and renovation, operational experience is especially critical. Applying best practices in advance can save…

Compared here is the cost of year-round education (YRE) with that of traditional education in the Oxnard (California) School District in 1981-82. Three approaches were used. The first computes the YRE program costs during the summer when the traditional school is not in session, revealing that an 850-student YRE school incurs $39,299 in costs…