Violence and Security on Campus

From Preschool through College

James Alan Fox, Harvey Burstein

• Publisher: Praeger
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN: 9780313362682
• eBook ISBN: 9780313362699
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Criminology
• Index: Social Sciences

This comprehensive, evidence-based examination looks at violence and security across the entire spectrum of education, from preschool through college. In Violence and Security on Campus: From Preschool through College two expert authors take an evidence-based look at this important issue, dispelling myths and misconceptions about the problem and offering appropriate responses to it. Their book examines patterns, trends, correlations, and causes of violence, crime, and disorder in diverse educational settings, from elementary schools through colleges and universities. It reviews data and research evidence related to forms of violence, from bullying to murder, and it explores the varied security concerns that confront schools of different levels. In addition to describing the nature and extent of the school violence problem, which is often divergent from media reports, the authors point to other security issues that need to be considered and addressed by administrators and security personnel. Finally, they assess a variety of policy responses and security solutions—some popular yet ineffective, some challenging yet promising—offering advice that will enhance the security of any institution of learning.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• List of Tables and Figures
• Preface
• 1. Violence in Primary and Secondary Schools
• 2. On to College
• 3. Blaming and Scapegoating
• 4. Risk Factors,Warning Signs, and Prediction
• 5. A Major News Media Event
• 6. Hype, Fear, and Over-Response
• 7. Security in Elementary Schools
• 8. Security in Secondary Schools
• 9. Security in Colleges and Universities
• 10. The School Workforce
• Afterword
• Notes
• Appendix A: Major Episodes of School/Campus Homicide
• Appendix B: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994
• Appendix C: Bullying Prevention Programs
• Appendix D: The Clery Act
• Appendix E: School Security Design, Technology, and Operation
• Appendix F: Student Privacy Rights
• Appendix G: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
• Appendix H: Higher Education Act of 2008
• Index