Format:
1 online resource (396 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780789016232
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9781136401688
Content:
This essential handbook explores the causes of school violence, presents state-of-the-art information on preventing school violence, and arms you with practical interventions to use when violent incidents occur. You'll also learn about the best Internet sites on school violence issues. Your school must be prepared to face problems that range from name calling and bullying to extortion, rape, and homicide. This bookprepared by the editor of the Journal of School Violencecan help you decrease the chances of tragedy. It will also show you how to respond effectively when violence does occur. Visit the Handbook of School Violence Web site at http://genesislight.com/hsv%20files/about.html
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Intro -- Handbook of School Violence -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Editor -- Contributors -- Preface -- Features of the handbook -- The Handbook and the Internet -- Some Thoughts About the Contributors to the Handbook -- Concluding Comments -- Part I: Causes of School Violence -- Chapter 1. Connectedness and School Violence: A Framework for Developmental Interventions -- Connectedness -- Developmental Trends in Connectedness to Friends, School, and Family -- Disconnection and Violence -- Interventions: What to Do? -- Developmental Interventions for the Prevention of Youth Violence -- Dyadic Approaches to Violence Prevention -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2. Identification with Academics and Violence in Schools -- Risk Factors for School Violence -- What Is Identification with Academics? -- A Comprehensive Model -- Evidence for the Link Between Identification with Academics and Academic Outcomes -- Types of Violence in School -- Preventing School Violence -- Conclusions, Caveats, and Future Directions -- Part II: Prevention of School Violence -- Chapter 3. School Violence in Children and Adolescents:A Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Current Interventions -- Introduction -- Method -- Findings -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4. Student Threat Assessment -- What Is Threat Assessment? -- How Does Threat Assessment Differ from Profiling? -- How Does Threat Assessment Differ from Zero Tolerance? -- How Can Threat Assessment Work in Schools? -- Directions for Future Research -- Recommendations for Student Threat Assessment -- Chapter 5. Peer Mediation -- Introduction -- History -- Programs -- Program Setup and Operation -- Developmental Program Considerations -- Research -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6. Lessons from the Field: Balancing Comprehensiveness and Feasibility in Peer Mediation Programs -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Method
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Results -- Discussion -- Appendix A: Questionnaire-Middle School Peer Mediation Programs Currently Coordinated by School Counselors -- Appendix B: Interview Instrument-The Real and the Ideal in Middle School Peer Mediation Programs -- Appendix C: North Carolina State University Informed Consent Form -- Appendix D: Letter of Attestation -- Chapter 7. Because No One Ever Asked: Understanding Youth Gangs As a Primary Step in Violence Prevention -- Risk Factors -- From Violent Homes to Violent Streets -- School -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8. Weapons in Schools -- Introduction -- Incidence and Prevalence of Weapons in Schools -- Demographic and Contextual Predictors of Weapons Offenders -- Where Do Juveniles Obtain Their Weapons? -- What Weapons Do Juveniles Prefer? -- Protection or Aggression: Theoretical Predictors of Weapons Possession -- Differential Association Theory -- Programs and Policies to Combat Weapons in Schools -- Conclusion and Policy Implications -- Part III: Interventions in Cases of School Violence -- Chapter 9. Characteristics and Consequences of Crisis Events: A Primer for the School Psychologist -- What Is a Crisis? Situations That May Require School Crisis Intervention -- The Effects of Crises: Reasons for Providing School Crisis Intervention -- Concluding Comments -- Chapter 10. School Crisis Interventions: Strategies for Addressing the Consequences of Crisis Events -- Chronology of Crisis Intervention -- Specific Crisis Interventions -- Multicomponent Crisis Intervention -- Appendix: Summaries of "Debriefing" Research Studies -- Chapter 11. Support Services Following a Shooting at School: Lessons Learned Regarding Response and Recovery -- The Immediate Response -- Aftershocks -- The Short-Term Treatment Plan -- Observations and Lessons Learned -- Index
Additional Edition:
Print version Gerler, Jr, Edwin R. Handbook of School Violence Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2004 ISBN 9780789016232
Language:
English
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