Appraisal and Prediction of School Violence: Methods, Issues, and ContentsViolence and the threat of violence in schools are legitimate concerns for researchers and educators wishing to create safe and productive learning environments for all students. 'Appraisal and Prediction of School Violence: Methods, Issues, and Contexts', edited by Michael Furlong, Michael Bates, Douglas Smith, and Paul Kingery, provides up-to-date information about best practices for understanding, predicting, and preventing violence on school campuses. In addition to providing in-depth coverage of approaches to assessing threats of violence in schools, the book covers important related topics such as bullying in schools, anger and hostility among students, discipline strategies, weapon possession, crisis preparation and response, and diversity and disability issues related to school safety. The book is essential reading for researchers, school administrators, counselors, psychologists, and other school personnel who are working to reduce the incidence of school violence in a manner that supports positive student development. |
Contents
Ethical Considerations Regarding the Prediction of Violent Behavior in Schools | vii |
Guidelines for Responding to Student Threats of Violence Field Test of a Threat Assessment Approach | 7 |
The Dallas Independent School Districts Threat Assessment Procedures Summary of Findings after Four Years of Implementation | 33 |
Threat Assessment and School Crisis Preparation and School Crisis Response | 57 |
Disciplining Students with Disabilities Rules and Regulations | 77 |
What it Takes to Stop Bullying in Schools An Examination of the Rationale and Effectiveness of SchoolBased Interventions | 155 |
The Accuracy of School and NonSchool Risk Behaviors as Predictors of School Weapons Possession | 183 |
Best Practices in SchoolBased Assessment of Youth Anger and Hostility | 205 |
Improving the Accuracy of School Violence Surveys | 243 |
Examining the Incidence of Weapon Carrying in Americas Schools | 257 |
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