Tip Lines Can Lower Violence Exposure in Schools
Date Published
June 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
School violence
Tip Lines Can Lower Violence Exposure in Schools
Date Published
June 18, 2024
Anonymous reporting systems only work if the whole school community learns when and how to use them.
NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on School Safety
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
With this solicitation, NIJ, in collaboration with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, seeks applications for funding rigorous research and evaluation projects to fill knowledge gaps in two topical areas: 1) studies on the root causes and consequences of school violence and 2) examinations of the impact and effectiveness of awards made for purposes authorized under the STOP School Violence Act.
Investigating Root Causes of School Violence: A Case-Control Study of School Violence Offenders, Non-School Youth Violence Offenders, and Non-Offending Youths
Date Published
2023
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Distinction Between Transient and Substantive Student Threats
Date Published
2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Media Coverage of School Shootings: A Distortion Analysis of Incident and Perpetrator Characteristics
Date Published
November 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Violence in Rural, Suburban, and Urban Schools in Pennsylvania
Date Published
2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
A Longitudinal Study of Teacher Victimization at Schools: Prevalence, Predictors, and Negative Consequence
Date Published
January 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on School Safety
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
With this solicitation, NIJ in collaboration with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, seeks proposals for rigorous research and evaluation projects to fill knowledge gaps in two topical areas: 1) studies on the root causes and consequences of school violence and 2) examinations of the impact and effectiveness of school safety approaches implemented for purposes authorized under the STOP School Violence Act.
Redefining Trauma-Informed Assessments for Teen Dating Violence: An Introduction to the VIP Study
February 2022
Mandates for risk assessment protocols to be trauma-informed are now common across juvenile justice and school settings. However, there is little direction on how to best translate this mandate into evidence-based screening and assessment tools. This presentation will describe the theoretical model underpinning the Vulnerability, Impairment, and Promotive factors (VIP) Study, which seeks to offer an alternative to existing risk assessment approaches in vulnerable adolescents.
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Increasing Rigorous Evaluation of Interventions to Reduce Gender-based Violence Victimization
March 2022
The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) and its re-authorizations mandated several research efforts that stimulated a dramatic enhancement to violence against women research supported by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). This legislation has supported federal, state, local, and private partners in implementing policies and programs and conducting research directly related to gender-based violence. However, questions remain about the effectiveness of those mandates. This brown bag will discuss the gaps and challenges to evaluating gender-based violence interventions.
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The Impact of School Police Reform on Student Safety and School Experiences
15PNIJ-22-GG-03145-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$249,670
Statewide Implementation of Threat Assessment in Virginia K-12 Schools
Date Published
2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Student Threats of Violence Against Teachers: Prevalence and Outcomes Using a Threat Assessment Approach
Date Published
2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Sharing Information To Promote a Culture of Safety
Date Published
2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Case Study
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Implementing School Based Youth Courts in a Rural Context:The Impact on Students' Perceptions of School Climate, Individual Functioning, and Interpersonal Relationships
Date Published
2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
An exploratory study of violence and aggression against teachers in middle and high schools: Prevalence, predictors, and negative consequences
Date Published
2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Does School Climate Mean the Same Thing in the United States as in Mexico? A Focus on Measurement Invariance
Date Published
2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Threat Assessment as a School Violence Prevention Strategy
Date Published
January 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Marketing/Promotional,
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
School Threat Assessment Versus Suicide Assessment: Statewide Prevalence and Case Characteristics
Date Published
2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Science of School Safety
August 2022
Series
Gun violence may be the most discussed topic surrounding school safety, but it is by no means the only one. Bullying, school climate, and mental health affect students across the country, and are some of the many other issues that NIJ researches. Mary Poulin Carlton, an NIJ social science analyst, joins host Paul Haskins to discuss these and other important school safety issues.
Reading and Resources from the National Institute of Justice:
Five Facts About Mass Shootings in K-12 Schools
Date Published
August 2022
Publication Type
Issue Overview,
Factsheet
Agencies
NIJ