Bookedited by Michael B. Kelly, Anne B. McBride.
Summary: "Safe Passage: A Guide to Addressing School Violence provides a road map for understanding and addressing violence of all kinds in the school environment. The editors emphasize that mass casualty events are but one species of violence, and that in fact school violence comes in many different forms, from bullying on campus to trauma off campus, from community gangs to violent crimes. Case vignettes illustrate and illuminate the range of violent situations likely to be encountered, as well as the advantages and disadvantages inherent in various interventions. The authors stress that threat assessment must take individual, school, and community variables into account. Safe Passage: A Guide to Addressing School Violence introduces readers to important concepts pertaining to school violence and serves as a practical guide for mitigating and preventing violence in our schools"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I Foundations; 1 An Introduction to School Violence; 2 A Recipe for Violence: Immaturity, Impulsivity, and Aggression; 3 Inconvenient Truths: Profiling and Its Limitations; 4 Danger at Home: Addressing Violence Outside School; 5 Bullying and Cyberbullying; 6 Understanding and Addressing Youth Sexual Violence; 7 Growing Up in Fear: School Shootings, Attacks, and Gang Violence; PART II Threat and Risk Assessment; 8 Hostile Intent: The Principles of Threat Assessment 9 Avoiding Danger: The Principles of Violence Risk AssessmentPART III Interventions; 10 A System of Care: Addressing Aggression and Violence in Schools; 11 Assessing and Addressing School Climate; 12 Violence and the Media; Afterword; Appendix A: Example Threat Assessment Questions for Use With Grade School Students; Appendix B: Example Threat Assessment Questions for Use With Middle School Students; Appendix C: Example Threat Assessment Questions for Use With High School and College Students; Index; Back Cover