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Moles, Oliver C. – Spectrum, 1984
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…
Descriptors: Crime, Discipline Problems, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Modern Schools, 1974
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)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Delinquency Prevention, Electronic Equipment, Elementary Schools
Young, James H; Smith, Sigmund – College and University Business, 1971
Involving the university in developing a contingency plan can ensure effective handling of crisis situations. (Editor)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Activism, Emergency Programs, Higher Education
Zaiden, Dennis J. – College and University Business, 1971
Computer destruction is only one of the hazards colleges face unless preventive and back-up steps establish computer security. (Editor)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Computers, Equipment Maintenance, Higher Education
Stadlen, Frances – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1974
Play is the focus of this article which considers the plight of children without adequate space for games. (RK)
Descriptors: Child Development, Childrens Games, Educational Finance, Educational Objectives

Harlan, John P.; McDowell, Charles P. – Educational Studies, 1981
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)
Descriptors: Crime, Delinquent Behavior, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Marshall, Stanley – American School and University, 1979
A sound detection security system can help cut damages from thieves and vandals. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Acoustics, Alarm Systems, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education
Robinson, Donald W. – Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, 1979
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)
Descriptors: Attendance, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Nontraditional Education
Meade, Jeff – Education Week, 1998
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)
Descriptors: Delinquency, Fire Protection, High School Students, High Schools

McQuoid, Joan – Journal of Adolescence, 1996
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)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Crime, Delinquency
Kennedy, Mike – American School & University, 2002
Discusses how creative planning can help schools to keep washroom traffic moving, deter vandalism, and reduce maintenance. (EV)
Descriptors: Delinquency Prevention, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning, School Maintenance
Rojas, Fabio – Social Forces, 2006
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…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Black Studies, Activism, School Vandalism
Goodman, Joan F. – Journal of Moral Education, 2006
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…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Negative Reinforcement, Dress Codes, Suspension
Gettelman, Alan – American School & University, 2006
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…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, School Maintenance, Sanitary Facilities
Brekke, Norman R. – 1983
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…
Descriptors: Attendance, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Education