Reducing violence and aggression in schools.
This article offers a framework for understanding and responding to school-based aggression and violence. The term school violence is defined, epidemiological data are summarized, a typology of violence reduction strategies is presented, and procedures to effectively implement evidence-based programs are discussed. Although many evidence-based violence prevention programs are now available to schools, much work remains in three critical areas. First, additional research is needed to evaluate the impact of security strategies, peer-led programs, and threat assessment and crisis response initiatives. More generally, multi-level evaluations of integrated arrays of school-based violence prevention strategies need to be undertaken. Second, effective and realistic school-based assessment strategies need to be established to identify and address organizational barriers to the selection and adoption of an integrated and comprehensive array of targeted evidence-based violence prevention strategies in schools. And third, realistic guidelines through which schools can effectively monitor and implement evidence-based programs need to be developed.
Greene
Michael B
MB
YCS Center for the Prevention of Violence, East Orange, NJ 07018, USA. mgreene@ycs.org
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D010379:Peer Group; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000592:standards*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data