Federal Government Information

Crime and safety in America's public schools. Summarized findings from the 1999-2000 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS). 2004
ED 1.302:SCH 6/45

The final report and findings of the safe school initiative. The Safe School Initiative was implemented through the Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center and the Department of Education’s Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program. It's focus was on examining the thinking, planning, and other behaviors engaged in by students who carried out school attacks. This document, details how the two agencies studied school-based attacks and what they found. 2002
T 34.8:SCH 6/2

How Can We Prevent Violence in Our Schools? Provides you with different ways in which violence is created in schools. Lists the characteristics that can lead to violence and the factors that place students at risk for violent behavior. Also summarizes how we can prevent violence in the future and offers web sites where more information can be funded. 2000.
ED1.302:V81

Early Warning Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools. Given to every school across the nation, this collaborative effort of the Departments of Education and Justice offers research on violence prevention to help identify the warning signs of violence early. 1998.
ED 1.8:SCH 6/7

Safeguarding Our Children: An Action Guide. This companion volume to the above Early Warning publication is in response to requests for a follow-up resource that assists in the implementation of school safety plans to reduce violence. 2000.
ED 1.8:C 43/2

Community Update. There are many articles in the issue that deal with keeping kids safe in schools. One article is about a study on the declining rate of school violence. Another is personal experiences that people have described and ways to prevent the issue before it happens. Tips for creating a safe school, keep the mind safe of children and how families can get involved are all in this brochure. 2001.
ED 1.85/2:85

School-Related Violence. Explains in detail tables concering Americas issue with school related violence. Incldues each aspect by race and grade on topics such as feeling unsafe at school, being threatned, carring a gun or weapon. 1998.
HE 20.7009/2:48/SS-7

The Appropriate and Effective Use of Security Technologies in U.S. Schools. A guide to help schools and communities analyze vulnerability to violence and choose effective security technologies. 1999
J 28.24/3:SE 2

Safe & Drug Free School Program. This website represents the Federal government's primary effort to reduce substance use and violence in our Nation's schools by offering state grants and national programs and by coordinating with other agencies and programs. The publications page offers information on a wide variety of related topics, including hate crime, truancy, students' reports of crime, a principal survey on violence, and conflict resolution, among others. 2002.
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS/

Preventing School Violence by Promoting Mental Health. This article talks about the goal of preventing violence by promoting healthy childhood development violence by promoting healthy childhood development. Also tells the plan that school are going to take in order for them to achieve this goal. 2001.
HE 20.425:9/3

School Safety: A Collaborative Effort. This issue devoted to school safety offers articles to help evaluate, understand, and prevent school violence. Topics include bullies, television influence, girls and violence, the violence warning signs, and prevention programs.
The Eric Review. Vol. 7 Issue 1 Spring 2000
ED 1.331:7/1

Keeping schools safe. This hearing takes a closer look at the implementation of the No Child Left Behind's "persistently dangerous schools" provision, the policies that states have established to define a ‘‘persistently dangerous school’’, how these policies are being implemented, and what steps are being taken to improve school safety. 2004
Y 4.ED 8/1:108-34

1998 Keynote Address: School Shootings and School Violence:What's Going On and Why? As part of the Proceedings of the Homicide Research Working Group Meetings, 1997 and 1998, this presentation examines the increase in school shootings in the U.S. and the contributing social and individual factors that place some youth at greater risk for choosing violence.1999
J 28.2:H 75/2 pp. 116-130

School Violence: Protecting our Children. A hearing that examines the types of violence occurring in our Nation's schools and the efforts to protect schoolchildren.1999
Y 4.ED 8/1:106-9

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: Preventing Juvenile Crime at School and in the Community. A hearing to discuss ways to help prevent juvenile crime.1999
Y 4.ED 8/1:106-12

The CMHS Approrach to Enhancing Youth Resilience and Preventing Youth Violence in Schools and Communities. The CMHS (Center for Mental Health Services) provides different ways in which they can help to prevent violence in schools. Also explains the patterns, perspective and protective factors of adolescent violence. Answers questions concering the issue such as what programs work. 2001.
HE 20.427:Y8

School Violence: Views of Students and the Community. A hearing consisting of students, teachers, and members of school administration speaking out on school violence.1999
Y 4.ED 8/1:106-42

School Safety, Discipline, and IDEA. The participants in this hearing seek ideas for effective school discipline and safety, with emphasis on compliance with the Individuals With Disabilities Act in situations involving disabled students.1999
Y 4.ED 8/1:106-67

Threat assessment in schools: a guide to managing threatening situations and to creating safe school climates. This document provides a threat assessment methodology and intervention tool for identifying students at risk for carrying out acts of targeted school violence. 2002
T 34.8:SCH 6

Wide scope, questionable quality. Three reports on drug and violence prevention efforts in American schools. 2002
ED 1.2:SCO 6