REPORT ON CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE IN CALIFORNIA'S HIGH SCHOOLS

• NCJ Number: 27653
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 36 pages
• Corporate Author: California Dept of Education
• Sale Source: Eric Document Reproduction Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

REPORT OF THE CALIFORNIA TASK FORCE ON THE RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT INQUIRY INTO THE EXTENT AND NATURE OF CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE IN THAT STATE'S HIGH SCHOOLS.

Abstract

TO CARRY OUT ITS INVESTIGATIVE RESPONSIBILITY, THE TASK FORCE SOUGHT TO IDENTIFY FACTORS WHICH COULD CONTRIBUTE TENSION-PROVOKING AND CONFLICT-PRODUCING SITUATIONS AND TO IDENTIFY THOSE PLANS AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ALLEVIATE OR REMEDIATE SUCH SITUATIONS. SPECIFICALLY, THE TASK FORCE SOUGHT TO COLLECT DATA OF AN OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE NATURE ON SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF CONFLICT AND TENSION AND TO ORGANIZE THE DATA IN A MANNER WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE NATURE AND PREVALENCE OF THE INCIDENTS; AND, TO IDENTIFY PROGRAMS AND PROCEDURES THAT HAVE PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING AND AMELIORATING CONFLICT ON HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES. THE TASK FORCE USED SIX MAJOR SOURCES OF INFORMATION TO ACCOMPLISH ITS OBJECTIVES; SURVEYS, INTERVIEWS, DOCUMENTS, NEWSPAPER REPORTS, WORKSHOPS, AND EMERGENCY PLANS. THE TASK FORCE CONDUCTED A MAIL SURVEY OF OVER 300 CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLECTED ON-SITE RESPONSES TO AN ATTITUDE SCALE FROM APPROXIMATELY 1,000 PERSONS IN 32 SCHOOLS. THESE ADMINISTRATORS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES WERE ALSO INTERVIEWED, AS WERE MORE THAN 60 SCHOLARS, PUBLIC AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)