title: Students' Reports of Severe Violence in School as a Tool for Early Detection and Prevention.
abstract: Early detection of severe violence is a significant challenge for many schools. Three studies were conducted on samples of 6th, 8th, and 10th graders (12-16 years old). The first study, based on paired reports of teachers and students (n = 130), showed that a high percentage of both victims and perpetrators of severe violence are not identified by teachers but are known to students. The second and third studies were based on qualitative (n = 30) and quantitative methods (n = 524) and revealed the factors that explain students' willingness to report or seek help from their teachers. The findings highlight the role of victims as a source of information regarding perpetrators and suggest a new perspective for early identification of severe violence in schools.
authors.affiliation: Bar-Ilan University.
authors.forename: Yaacov B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Yablon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D000066505:Help-Seeking Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*