In the book, Leadership, Violence and School Climate: Case Studies in Creating Non-Violent Schools, three important themes are emphasized namely, democratic leadership, violence and school climate. The book recognizes that safety should be the first issue of concern when addressing school violence. However, violence in schools should not be the sole concern of outside experts who advocate for lock downs, metal detectors and bullet proof glass. Through democratic school leadership violence can be reduced by those professionals actually working in schools. The book emphasizes that reduction in...

In the book, Leadership, Violence and School Climate: Case Studies in Creating Non-Violent Schools, three important themes are emphasized namely, democratic leadership, violence and school climate. The book recognizes that safety should be the first issue of concern when addressing school violence. However, violence in schools should not be the sole concern of outside experts who advocate for lock downs, metal detectors and bullet proof glass. Through democratic school leadership violence can be reduced by those professionals actually working in schools. The book emphasizes that reduction in...

In this revised edition, Mediation, Conciliation, and Emotions: The Role of Emotional Climate in Understanding Violence and Mental Illness, Ladd and Blanchfield take the emotions and conflict resolution found in the first edition to a new level of understanding. It covers such contemporary themes as violence and mental illness, and how they contribute to the rising number of violent conflicts taking place in this country and around the world. The first edition, Mediation, Conciliation, and Emotions: A Practitioner s Guide to Understanding Emotions in Dispute Resolution, was considered a...