Comprehensive School Safety Initiative (CSSI)

Anti-Bullying Intervention for Teachers Shows Positive, Short-Term Outcomes

Date Published

November 13, 2020

The Bullying Classroom Check-Up — an integrated coaching and mixed-reality simulator strategy — has potential for coaching teachers to detect and identify bullying in the classroom, but the effects were not sustained by the end of the second school year.

What Do the Data Reveal About Violence in Schools?

Racial/Ethnic Parity in Disciplinary Consequences Using Student Threat Assessment

NCJ Number

252068

Journal

School Psychology Review

Date Published

June 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Coaching Teachers to Detect, Prevent, and Respond to Bullying Using Mixed Reality Simulation: An Efficacy Study in Middle Schools

NCJ Number

252791

Journal

International Journal of Bullying Prevention

Date Published

March 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

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The Impact of Teen Court on Rural Adolescents: Improved Social Relationships, Psychological Functioning, and School Experiences

NCJ Number

252403

Journal

Journal of Primary Prevention

Date Published

August 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

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School Climate, Student Engagement, and Academic Achievement: A Latent Variable, Multilevel Multi-Informant Examination

NCJ Number

252498

Journal

AERA Open

Date Published

November 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored, OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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A Systematic Review of Teen Court Evaluation Studies: A Focus on Evaluation Design Characteristics and Program Components and Processes

NCJ Number

252086

Journal

Adolescent Research Review

Date Published

December 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

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Bullying Victimization Type and Feeling Unsafe in Middle School

NCJ Number

252829

Journal

Journal of School Nursing

Date Published

February 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Assessment of In-Person and Cyber Aggression and Victimization, Substance Use, and Delinquent Behavior During Early Adolescence

NCJ Number

252621

Journal

Assessment

Date Published

March 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Preparing Preservice Teachers to Manage Behavior Problems in the Classroom: The Feasibility and Acceptability of Using a Mixed-Reality Simulator

NCJ Number

252790

Journal

Journal of Special Education Technology

Date Published

March 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Examining the Role of School Resource Officers on School Safety and Crisis Response Teams

NCJ Number

252103

Journal

Journal of School Violence

Date Published

February 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Authoritative School Climate and Sexual Harassment: A Cross-Sectional Multilevel Analysis of Student Self-Reports

NCJ Number

253441

Journal

School Psychology

Date Published

September 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Juvenile Court and Contemporary Diversion: Helpful, Harmful, or Both?

NCJ Number

251250

Journal

Criminology & Public Policy

Date Published

August 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Virginia Evaluates Threat Assessment Processes

NCJ Number

249124

Journal

Techbeat

Date Published

August 2015

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Survey, Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

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Understanding Weaknesses in Bullying Research: How School Personnel Can Help Strengthen Bullying Research and Practice

NCJ Number

252110

Journal

Children and Youth Services Review

Date Published

October 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material

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Navigating Get-Tough and Support-Oriented Philosophies for Improving School Safety: Insights From School Administrators and School Safety Staff

NCJ Number

252497

Journal

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Date Published

November 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

HTML

Student Threat Assessment as a Safe and Supportive Prevention Strategy, Final Technical Report

NCJ Number

255102

Date Published

February 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

PDF

Final Summary Overview: Understanding the Impact of School Safety on the High School Transition Experience: From Etiology to Prevention

NCJ Number

255055

Date Published

February 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Summary), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

PDF

At-Risk Youth in Schools: A Wraparound Delinquency Prevention Program Produces Disappointing Results

NCJ Number

255053

Date Published

August 2020

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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A Comprehensive School Safety Framework: Report to the Committees on Appropriations

NCJ Number

255078

Date Published

January 2020

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

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Impact on School Safety of Collaboration Between Law Enforcement & Rural Schools

June 2020

Series

Research Spotlight

Dr. Scalora discusses his NIJ-funded research that looks at how police engagement and collaboration with rural school districts impact emergency operation planning and other aspects of school violence prevention.

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How Prepared Are Schools?

June 2020

Series

Research Spotlight

How prepared are schools for emergencies? Dr. Silva discusses her NIJ-funded research that looked at whether or not federal guidelines were reaching schools; the levels of emergency preparedness at the state, district, and school level; what we can learn from well-prepared schools, both best practices and challenges.

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Student Engagement & Empowerment Project, Final Report

NCJ Number

254670

Date Published

April 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

PDF

The Consequences of School Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

NCJ Number

254672

Date Published

April 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Literature Review

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No Bully System in Oakland (CA) Elementary Schools Shows Limited Benefits

NCJ Number

254639

Date Published

May 2020

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

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