Handbook of School Violence

ISBN-13: 9780789016249 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 398 str.

Jr. Edwin R. Gerler

Opis

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.

Spis treści

• 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
  
• 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

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Edwin R Gerler Jr