NCJ Number
232232
Date Published
2010
Length
12 pages
Annotation
This paper announces the release and findings of the Ethics of American Youth: 2010 study by the Josephson Institute of Ethics on the attitudes and conduct of high school students.
Abstract
Highlights of findings from the recently released Ethics of American Youth: 2010 study include; (1) half of all high school students (50 percent) admit they bullied someone in the past year; (2) nearly half (47 percent) were bullied, teased, or taunted in a way that seriously upset them in the past year; (3) one-third (33 percent) of all high school students say that violence is a big problem at their school, and 1 in 4 (24 percent) say they do not feel safe at school; (4) more than half (52 percent) admit that within the past year they hit a person because they were angry; and (5) 10 percent of students say they took a weapon to school at least once in the past 12 months, and 16 percent admit they have been intoxicated at school. This study, conducted by the Josephson Institute of Ethics, reports responses from 43,321 high school students. Additional information from the 2010 report card is presented in the areas of biennial trends, gender/demographic breakdowns, media coverage, parent quiz on bullying, and the prevention of bullying for educators.