NCJ Number
56588
Editor(s)
R RUBEL,
R N BRENNER,
C JONES,
M KRAVITZ
Date Published
1979
Length
102 pages
Annotation
CITING MATERIALS COMPILED FROM ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL, AND GOVERNMENT SOURCES, THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH ABSTRACTS COVERS LITERATURE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE NCJRS DATA BASE ON THE PROBLEM OF SCHOOL-BASED CRIME AND DISRUPTION.
Abstract
PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1969 AND 1978, THE ARTICLES, REPORTS, AND OTHER MATERIALS ARE ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR OR TITLE UNDER FOUR TOPIC HEADINGS. THE FIRST SECTION PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM AND INCLUDES STUDIES AND CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS DESCRIBING THE COST OF SCHOOL CRIMES--PRIMARILY ARSON AND VANDALISM--BOTH IN FISCAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TERMS. THE NEXT SECTION FOCUSES ON THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES, MISBEHAVIOR, AND THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL DISCIPLINE. THE CAUSES AND MANIFESTATIONS OF STUDENT MISBEHAVIOR ARE EXAMINED, ALONG WITH THE EFFECT OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT AND SUSPENSION AND THE ISSUE OF STUDENTS' RIGHTS. DISCUSSIONS OF MULTIPLE SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS FOLLOW, SAMPLING CURRICULUM CHANGES, TEACHING METHODS, STUDENT-BASED DISCIPLINE, ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS, PROGRAMS FOR HANDLING KNOWN OFFENDERS, AND OTHER STRATEGIES SCHOOLS HAVE DEVELOPED TO REDUCE CRIME AND DISRUPTION. THE REMAINING SELECTION DEALS WITH THE PHYSICAL SECURITY OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS; THE USE OF POLICE AND SECURITY GUARDS IS DESCRIBED, TOGETHER WITH A VARIETY OF ANTI-INTRUDER DEVICES AND SYSTEMS. APPENDED MATERIALS INCLUDE A LIST OF DOCUMENT SOURCES, THE ADDRESSES OF RESOURCE AGENCIES, AND AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF A REPORT TO CONGRESS OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE AND SAFETY.