41. Violent Kids Information Site: School Violence: Prevention And Response school violence prevention and Response Testimony of Dr. Helen SmithBefore the Ad Hoc Committee on School Violence. by Dr. Helen Smith. http://www.violentkids.com/articles/violence_article_4.html

HOME ONLINE SURVEY ARTICLES FACTS ... PARENT/TEACHER School Violence: Prevention and Response Testimony of Dr. Helen Smith Before the Ad Hoc Committee on School Violence by Dr. Helen Smith Honorable Members of the Ad Hoc Committee on School Violence: Thank you for inviting me to provide this testimony. As a forensic psychologist, I have examined over four thousand adults and children, including many violent juveniles. I am currently serving as an expert witness in a case involving perhaps the youngest juvenile to be tried for murder as an adult in Tennessee: a boy who was twelve years old at the time he killed. I have examined killer kids both before and after their crimes, and have spent a great deal of time trying to fathom why kids kill, and what can be done to prevent such tragedies in the future. But before we can address prevention programs for violent youth, we must first understand the root causes of violence in young people. There are a multitude of biological and sociological explanations offered for why kids go over the edge and kill. Biologically oriented theorists ask the question: is there really such a thing as a natural-born killer? Some experts think so. Genetic and Sociological Theories About Predisposition to Kill Researchers have also found that after mothers watch violent television shows, their unborn children became as agitated as their mother in terms of heart rate and movement. Psychologists theorize that these types of prenatal reactions affect the fetus's brain circuitry, possibly making children so affected more susceptible to being high-strung or aggressive as they grow up. But the evidence for these theories is so far not strong enough to support any policy changes. Their conclusions are tentative at best. And given the past history of such theories which frequently wound up employing "junk science" to reinforce racial or social stereotypes we should be cautious about basing legislation on them. The same is true for many other, nonbiological, explanations.

42. School Violence Prevention You Are Here Home Hot Topics At Risk Violence Prevention. SchoolViolence Prevention. Emotionally Armed and Dangerous (642k http://www.osba.org/hotopics/atrisk/bullying/

You Are Here: Home Hot Topics At Risk Violence Prevention School Violence Prevention Emotionally Armed and Dangerous ) - Explores how the culture of school violence evolved and offers school safety strategies and best practices for policy leaders. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader Understanding School Violence Identifying Problems Before they Become Tragedies What Can Schools Do? ... Power Tools for Kids OSBA Resources Some Statistics on School Violence - The latest available data on school crime and student safety. Also includes information and statistics on workplace violence. Crisis Management Resources How to prepare for a crisis and what to do when it strikes. Crisis Management Plan: Steps for Schools to Take in a Crisis This handbook from OSBA provides administrators and building staff a framework to use from the moment a crisis hits. Sample bully/harassment policy - Oregon law mandates that school districts adopt anti-harassment policies by January 1, 2004. No need to reinvent the wheel - check OSBA's sample policies, which include procedures (administrative regulations).

43. Update-2-14-School Violence Prevention And Intervention Workshop Providers Workshop in school violence prevention and Intervention Approved Providers of Training. http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/rscs/chaps/SAVE/SVPIWP_location.htm

Work shop in School Violence Prevention and Intervention - Approved Providers of Training ALPHABETICAL by LOCATION Updated - A B C D ... Z A UP New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Education and Learning Trust, 159 Wolf Road, Box 15008, Albany , NY 12212-5008 (800) 528-6208 B UP Genesee Community College, One College Road, Batavia, NY 14020 (585) 345-6898 Edvita Corporation, PMB 854. 15600 NE 8th Street, Suite B1, Bellevue , WA 98008-0899 toll-free Coordinated School Health Network Center Satellite, Broome-Tioga BOCES, 435 Glenwood Road, Binghamton , NY 13905 (607) 763 - 3322 Brentwood Union Free School District, 52 Third Avenue, Brentwood , NY 11717, (631) 434-2331 Green Chimneys School, Caller Box 719, 400 Doansburg Road, Brewster , NY 10509, (845) 279-2995, ext. 151 Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES - 14 School Street, Broadalbin , NY 12025, Archdiocese of New York Drug Abuse Prevention Program, 2789 Schurz Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465, (718) 904-1333 Genius Genius of New York

44. School Violence Prevention: Publications 4439006 Featured Publications - school violence prevention. PleaseNote All Publications are Free. Status, Inv. Code, Format, Title. http://store.mentalhealth.org/schoolviolence/publications.aspx

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Mental Health Services Featured Publications - School Violence Prevention Please Note: All Publications are Free. Status Inv. Code Format Title SVP-0063 Pamphlet Community Action Kit (Contains 5 Pamphlets relating to the Youth Violence Prevention Initiative)(SVP-0063) These 5 pamphlets address topics of interest to communities that can help them develop and implement an evidence-based youth violence prevention program. Each pamphlet blends theory with the experiences of school violence prevention grantees to provide invaluable information to communities and schools. Add to Cart Status Inv. Code Format Title On-line Only CA-0013 Fact Sheet Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program (description of CMHS program in 45 States)(CA-0013) This fact sheet provides profiles of actual children and their families who have benefited from family-oriented systems of care offered through the Center for Mental Health Services’ Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program. 1997. 2 pp. Status Inv. Code

45. Preventviolence.org - School Violence Prevention school violence prevention. violent tendencies against young people is a publichealth problem. school violence prevention. school violence prevention. http://www.preventviolence.org/forum.html

Loading... school violence prevention school violence prevention preventviolence These interventions combine training in parenting skills, education about child development and the factors that predispose children to violent behavior, and exercises to help parents develop skills for communicating with their children and for resolving conflict in nonviolent ways. Successful programs use a variety of strategies. This list is organized according to the types of strategies described by the Centers for Disease Control in their publication, Best Practices of young people violent tendencies Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action. Home-visiting interventions bring community resources to at-risk families in their homes. During home visits, intervention staff provides information, healthcare, psychological support, and other services that participants need to function more effectively as parents.

46. Safe & Drug-Free Schools: School Violence - Implementing Programs at GWU The Institute serves as a national resource to test the effectiveness ofschool violence prevention methods and to develop more effective strategies. http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/pathways/safeschools/programs.htm

Implementing Prevention Programs and Policies PUBLICATIONS ORGANIZATIONS "Although most schools are safe, the violence that occurs in our neighborhoods and communities has found its way inside the schoolhouse door. However, if we understand what leads to violence and the types of support that research has shown are effective in preventing violence, we can make our schools safer." Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools PUBLICATIONS Annual Report on School Safety: 1998 Chapter 3: Model Programs This chapter presents examples of well designed programs that can be implemented in combinations to form a comprehensive school safety plan. Blueprints for Violence Prevention The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV), looks at ten violence prevention programs that meet the highest scientific standard of program effectiveness. These Blueprints offer very practical descriptions of effective programs to help states, communities, and individual agencies plan for program implementation. Conflict Resolution Education: A Guide to Implementing Programs A look at programs to help prevent conflicts from escalating into violent acts. Covers programs in schools, youth-serving organizations, and community and juvenile justice settings

47. School Violence: Prevalence, Fears, And Prevention The professional qualifications of these personnel vary; there are no uniformeducational requirements for school violence prevention coordinators. http://www.rand.org/publications/IP/IP219/

School Violence Prevalence, Fears, and Prevention Jaana Juvonen School shootings such as the one at Columbine High School in 1999 have left deep scars in our nation. The apparently random nature of these highly publicized shootings has raised public fears to epidemic proportions. According to 2001 polls, more than 50 percent of parents with children in grades K-12 and 75 percent of secondary school students now think that a school shooting could occur in their community. Schools are taking a variety of measures to improve school safety. These include the use of metal detectors, the presence of security guards on campus, rules and regulations regarding student conduct and dress, profiling of potentially violent students, anti-bullying instructional programs, and counseling and mediation. Which of these approaches work? Which will reduce the incidence of violence in our schools and alleviate the fears of parents and children? How can school and district administrators choose among the myriad possibilities, and how can they know where to allocate precious resources? RAND examined the literature regarding these programs and found that only a handful have been evaluated, and even fewer have been deemed effective or even promising. The goal of this paper is to describe the options that are currently available for schools. An analysis of the key components of various approaches in terms of their potential positive and negative effects can assist in the selection of policies, programs, and procedures while we wait for evaluations to be conducted.

48. School Violence Prevention In Massachusetts - EOPS who is the perpetrator of incidents of violence inside a school or classroom. Howbullying prevention works The program targets elementary, middle and http://www.state.ma.us/eops/school_prevent.htm

Prevention Massachusetts is committed to preventing future acts of violence in our schools. We will pursue this goal by focusing on the following prevention efforts: Bullying Prevention Civil Rights Policies School Safety Assessments Bullying Prevention Beginning in the 2000-2001 school year, the Executive Office of Public Safety Programs Division implemented the Bullying Prevention Program, an innovative approach to school safety that aims to reduce victim/bully problems among primary and secondary school children by developing clear rules against this type of behavior. Often, it is the victim of a bully who is the perpetrator of incidents of violence inside a school or classroom. This program seeks to prevent this, by improving peer relations, making schools a safe and pleasant place in which to learn. How bullying prevention works The program targets elementary, middle and junior high school students. Students who are identified as bullies or victims receive additional interventions.

49. School Violence Prevention school violence prevention and Intervention TwoHour New Teacher Certification. completetwo hours of coursework in school violence prevention and intervention. http://www.pnwboces.org/cesar/Violence_Prevention/Violence_Prevention.htm

School Violence Prevention and Intervention Two-Hour New Teacher Certification Home Arts In Education Cooperative Copy Service Curriculum Center ... Hudson River Teacher Center School Violence Prevention/Intervention Walkabout Women Helping Girls With Choices Young Authors Conference Candidates applying for New York State teacher certification must complete two hours of coursework in school violence prevention and intervention. Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES is providing a two-hour certification course for new teachers to meet this requirement A certificate will be distributed to participants at the completion of the course. The course is an overview of: The warning signs within a developmental and social context that relate to violence and other troubling behaviors in children Statutes, regulations, and policies relating to a safe nonviolent school climate Integration of social and problem solving skill development for students to promote a nonviolent school climate and enhance learning Instructor: Judy Fink

50. School Violence Prevention Creating a safe school community A symposium on school violence prevention forparents, teachers, administrators and YOU! Thursday, February 20, 2003 http://www.acms.org/sv/

51. Links: School Violence Prevention school violence prevention. American Psychological Association; Centerfor Prevention of School Violence; Kent State University School http://www.troopers.state.ny.us/Links/CeoLinks/SchoolViolence.html

School Violence Prevention American Psychological Association Center for Prevention of School Violence Kent State University: School Violence - Risk, Preventive Intervention and Policy National Alliance for Safe Schools ... Wanted/Missing

52. School Violence Prevention school violence prevention ERIC Document; Spot and Stop Extreme Youth Violence-Explains how to tell which youth may pose the highest risk for potential http://www.teach-nology.com/edleadership/school_violence/prevention/

Best Sites Downloads eReports Free Sites ... Professional Development Enter your email address for FREE weekly teaching tips! Home Administrators School Violence Prevention ... All the Best Answers for Troubled Youth - Provides and array of products for understanding troubled youth. An Overview of Strategies to Reduce School Violence - A great article by Wendy Schwartz. Conflict and Violence Hotlist - This collection of electronic resources is intended for parents, educators, researchers, health practitioners, and teens. Conflict Resolution Programs in Schools - ERIC Document. Creating Defensible Space - Explores the idea of violence prevention through environmental design. Defusing Troubled Students Before They Explode - From CNN. Early Warning, Timely Response - A guide for safe schools. Educators for Social Responsibility - Offers innovative curriculum materials and teacher training programs that focus on issues of peacemaking and conflict resolution. Elements of Effective School Discipline - A piece by the AFT.

53. National Conference On School Violence Prevention- Orlando, Fl. July 29-30,2002 on. school violence prevention. Special emphasis The Potentially Dangerous Student. Learn more about PDS. 2 nd Annual Conference on school violence prevention. http://keystosaferschools.com/Orlando_2002.htm

Search the Site or HOME Training Products Services ... Recommendation Let Keys help to Lock Out School Violence Additional Links Download Keys Catalog Scheduled an Event ... Map of School Shooting s What's new CONTACT US Signup For A FREE School Safety Newsletter Click Here To Download archived copies of our Safety Bulletin - Click here! Keys To Safer Schools .com P.O. Box 296 Bryant, AR 72089-0296 "toll free" Email Address Keys@keystosaferschools.com Second Annual National Conference on School Violence Prevention Special emphasis: The Potentially Dangerous Student Streaming Radio Interview on the PDS Orlando, Florida Audience Register Now Obtain Brochure ... Presenters Special Presentation: Dr. W. Dodson was the Superintendent of Schools in Pearl, Mississippi on October 1, 1997 when one of his students decided that he was no longer going to be bullied and teased but instead was going to go on a shooting rampage. Dr. Dodson has testified before the United States Senate about Violence in Public Schools, he has been interviewed many times by radio and television talk show programs. He has also appeared before a number of professional conventions across America. Dr. Dodson speaks with the voice of experience about the Potentially Dangerous Student. Learn about other presenters Ramada Resort

54. School Violence Prevention Project Receives DOE Grant school violence prevention project receives DOE grant. By Ceci JonesAided by a federal grant, an Indiana University Bloomington http://www.iuinfo.indiana.edu/HomePages/100899/text/violence.htm

School violence prevention project receives DOE grant By Ceci Jones Aided by a federal grant, an Indiana University Bloomington professor will be working closely with two Indiana school districts to help their schools develop comprehensive programs to prevent school violence. Skiba Russell Skiba, associate professor at the IU School of Education, along with collaborator Reece Peterson of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, received a three-year grant of $200,000 annually from the U.S. Department of Education as part of its program called Projects of National Significance. Ten schools in Indiana and Nebraska will be involved. Locally, the project will work with five schools (two high schools, two middle schools and one elementary school) in two districts, Richland-Bean Blossom and SpencerOwen. Skiba, a proponent of preventive strategies to quell school violence, has been on the faculty of the School of Education since 1987. A member of the school's Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, he also is director of the IU Institute for Child Study, a clinic of the school psychology program serving children with learning and behavioral problems, as well as their families. He was a member of the expert panel that helped draft the White House response to school violence, "Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools." "It has become clear that the threat of school violence cuts across class, locale or special education status," he said. Although there is currently tremendous pressure to implement zero-tolerance strategies such as metal detectors and expulsion, he said such methods alone cannot foster a school climate that can prevent violence.

55. School Violence Prevention Demonstration Program school violence prevention Demonstration Program Uses Center Materials.Teachers in seven major school districts across the country http://www.civiced.org/archives/summer00/cc_misc_news13.html

School Violence Prevention Demonstration Program Uses Center Materials Teachers in seven major school districts across the country are successfully implementing the School Violence Prevention Demonstration Program as they integrate the Center's We the People... Project Citizen , and Foundations of Democracy curricula in grades 5-6 and 7-8. The program includes a research study that seeks to determine whether civic education can improve attitudes related to conflict and violence over the long term. For the prevention program to be effective, it should be offered at several grade levels during the course of a student's time in school. Participating teachers report that students find the lessons relevant to their lives, making social studies one of their favorite subjects. Most of the teachers use Center curricular programs along with other social studies texts that meet district standards for state and early American history. Several methods of integrating the materials have evolved during the first year of the program. The teachers are finding that the simulated congressional hearing of the We the People...

56. [SafeYouth] School Violence Prevention SafeYouth school violence prevention. Qwerty613@aol.com Qwerty613@aol.comSat, 17 Aug 2002 020639 EDT Previous message SafeYouth http://lists.safeyouth.org/pipermail/safeyouth/2002-August/000131.html

[SafeYouth] School Violence Prevention Qwerty613@aol.com Qwerty613@aol.com Sat, 17 Aug 2002 02:06:39 EDT Previous message: [SafeYouth] Re: Teenagers and Concerts Next message: [SafeYouth] Lights On Afterschool! Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] part1_bb.24af3768.2a8f41ef_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings, I am conducting a study that will examine an in-school intervention for adolescents that have exhibited violent behavior in school. This intervention consists of eight session over four weeks. It is conducted in a a group setting and the group can be run by a staff member (school counselor, social worker, school nurse, etc.) This intervention combines cognitive-behavior and social learning theory and addresses the issues of anger management, goal setting, manners and empathy. I would like to make this a collaborative effort. If you would like to join this study and conduct this intervention in your school, please let me know. Thanks for your time. Jeffrey Freiden, LSC Senior School Counselor Kingsbury High School 1270 N. graham Memphis, TN 38122 901-320-6050 Qwerty613@aol.com

57. School Violence Prevention giving a positive spin on violence prevention. Find out what Christopher tells peoplewho want easy answers Go! Are there warning signs for school violence? http://members.aol.com/schviolence/media.html

Christopher's Anti-School Violence Website From a STUDENT'S point of view! The MEDIA'S contribution to the school violence issue and what they can do to help. The unquestioned power of the media "TV is a medium capable of educating the world yet its programing is relegated to "bottom-of-the-barrel" productions of useless and even harmful information." Christopher There is scarcely a young person in the country who doesn't turn on the tube after the school day is over. What the media has already contributed (if you want to call it that): "By age 18, the average American child will have viewed about 200,000 acts of violence on television alone."* "The level of violence during Saturday morning cartoons is higher than the level of violence during prime time. There are 3 to 5 violent acts per hour in prime time, versus 20 to 25 acts per hour on Saturday morning."* "Media violence is especially damaging to young children (under age 8) because they cannot easily tell the difference between real life and fantasy. Violent images on television and in movies may seem real to young children. They can be traumatized by viewing these images."* "Media violence affects children by: Increasing aggressiveness and anti-social behavior.

58. School Violence Prevention Christopher's AntiSchool Violence Website From a STUDENT'S point of view! By astudent who's taken the time to investigate why school violence happens http://members.aol.com/schviolence/

Christopher's Anti-School Violence Website From a STUDENT'S point of view! By a student who's taken the time to investigate...why school violence "happens" Find out what Christopher tells people who want easy answers... Go! Are there warning signs for school violence? Yep...check it out! Go! Why kids kill...Straight from the killer's mouth and why we should believe them! Go! "Bully beware...Zero tolerance goes both ways" Go! The equalizer (gun) Go! Playing the "dignity card" Go! "Haze this!" What hazing really is Go! "Yard narc yard narc close your eyes..." Go! The school bus ride from HELL Go! Can schools contribute to their own violence? Yep...see how! Go! 5 things you'd better do to address school violence Go! What LEGISLATORS need to do to address school violence! Go! What the MEDIA needs to do to address school violence! Go! Christopher J. Chavez , is a 17-year-old high school student at Sheldon High School, Sacramento, California. He can be reached at schviolence@aol.com . Information contained in his website has been shared with members of the California Legislature with the specific purpose of eliminating or reducing school violence. Christopher J. Chavez

59. School Safety Specialists, School Safety Plans, School Violence Prevention, Work School safety plans. Workplace safety plans. school violence prevention. Workplaceviolence prevention. Emergency management. http://www.mcknightassociates.com/

Click Here to go to McKnight Associates Emergency Management Assistance Programs Schools, Universities, Businesses, Industry, and Municipalities Counter-Terrorism Risk / Threat and Vulnerability Assessments School Safety Plans Business Safety Plans Emergency Response REALISTIC, PROACTIVE, COST-EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS AND BUSINESS. - Facility Assessments - Threat Assessments - Safety Plans - - Staff Educational Programs - Drills/ Tabletop Exercises - Consulting - - Special Event Safety Management - Mass Gathering Planning - - Send EMAIL - Website by Lyra Designs Revised: October 05, 2002 Sample of topics we can address in a business or school safety plan: school or workplace action team – creation and roles, school and workplace safety and security – basic concepts, general guidelines for teachers and staff, school bus and field trip security for schools, visitor policies, initial response steps, notifying emergency services, principal’s guidelines, manager’s guidelines , emergency action messages, building evacuation and relocation, violence in the school or workplace – guidelines for staff, violence outside the building – guidelines for staff, cover and concealment, medical emergencies, fires, explosions, bomb threat procedures, improvised explosive devices, missing/lost student, school bus accident procedures, power failure/ loss of utilities, hazardous materials incidents, severe weather, tornado, earthquakes, designation of storm shelter areas, handling the media, terrorism and domestic terrorism.

60. School Violence Prevention Checklist-DRAFT school violence prevention Checklist. Please check yes or no in the most appropriatebox. yes. no. Our school has violence prevention curriculum in the building. http://www.peacelab.com/School Violence Prevention Checklist.htm

School Violence Prevention Checklist Please check yes or no in the most appropriate box yes no Our school staff is in favor of violence prevention Our school has violence prevention curriculum in the building Our school has trained violence prevention personnel on site Our school administers violence prevention programs to all students Only select students are involved in conflict resolution and anger management programs Our school practices peer mediation Our school integrates parent and community in violence prevention programming Parent and community are involved in tutoring, volunteerism, and mentoring Our school engages community groups for teaching civic and social skills Our students are informed of school policies regarding violence Our students receive weekly violence prevention education Our students demonstrate social skills that reflect training in nonviolence Our students can find models of nonviolence outside of their school Our school recognizes achievements in peacemaking Community and neighborhood groups provide afterschool services at our site Our school safety plan includes interpersonal relationships and nonviolence training Our school has reserved funding for nonviolence training and events Youth are involved in peer nonviolence training (besides mediation) Every curriculum area has opportunities for integrating violence prevention Score: no answers-Highly active school-based violence prevention efforts 3 to 4 no answers- Actively involved in violence prevention efforts 5 to 6 no answers-Moderately active violence prevention efforts

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