Preventing Lethal School Violence

• Main Authors: Daniels, Jeffrey A. (Author), Bradley, Mary C. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Series: Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development
• Subjects: Psychology.; Medicine.; Education.; Criminology.; Social work.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Education, general.; Social Work.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Medicine/Public Health, general.

Bullying. Gang assaults. Rampage shootings. School violence, especially when it turns deadly, has enduring social and psychological effects on students, faculty, staff, and the community. And though a great deal of research focuses on the significant role children’s positive social development plays...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Lethal School Violence
• Costs of Lethal School Violence
• Bullying and Lethal Acts of School Violence
• Averted School Rampages
• Successfully Resolved Barricaded Captive Events
• Building a Positive School Climate
• The Safe School Communities Model.