Handbook of School Violence and School Safety From Research to Practice

This 41-chapter handbook is the first attempt to comprehensively profile (on a worldwide basis) the emerging field of school violence and safety research and practice. It covers the full range of school violence from harassment and bullying to serious physical assault. It also examines existing school safety programs and the research and theories that guide them. Examinations of current issues and projections of future research and practice are embedded within the discussions. In short, it helps map the boundaries of this rapidly growing, multidisciplinary field of study. Chapters are organized into the following sections: 1. foundations 2. assessment and measurement 3. prevention and intervention, and 4. implementation. Avoiding a one-size-fits-all approach to prevention and intervention, the focus throughout is on the application of evidence-based practice to those factors most commonly associated with school violence and safety. A critical component of each chapter is a summary table delineating the implications for practice of the foregoing research. The Handbook of School Violence and School Safety is an indispensable reference volume for scholars, college administration faculty and graduate students, in-service school administrators and safety officers, policymakers, and academic libraries serving these groups. It is also appropriate for graduate level courses wholly or partly devoted to the study of school violence and school safety.Jimerson, Shane R. is the author of 'Handbook of School Violence and School Safety From Research to Practice', published 2006 under ISBN 9780805852233 and ISBN 0805852239.