School violence
Summary Overview Report: Student Threat Assessment as a Safe and Supportive Prevention Strategy
Final Summary Overview: Understanding the Impact of School Safety on the High School Transition Experience: From Etiology to Prevention
Video: Do Students and Staff Know What To Do During a Violent-Emergency?
Video: Impact on School Safety of Collaboration Between Law Enforcement & Rural Schools
Impact on School Safety of Collaboration Between Law Enforcement & Rural Schools
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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CSSI Research on the Impact of Emergency Preparedness on School Safety
TECHBeat, March 2019
Investigating the Effectiveness of the School Security Climate on Student Connectedness and School Performance
Comprehensive School Safety Initiative: FY 2017 Report to Congress
Tip Lines for School Safety: A National Portrait of Tip Line Use
Research and Evaluation on School Safety, Fiscal Year 2020
Notes From the Field: The Value of Threat Assessment Teams
Applying the Latest Research to Prevent Bullying: Empowering Schools to Change Behavior and Attitudes
Sharing Ideas and Resources To Keep Our Nation's Schools Safe! (Volume VI)
Violent Repeat Victimization: Prospects and Challenges for Research and Practice
Research tells us that a relatively small fraction of individuals experience a large proportion of violent victimizations. Thus, focusing on reducing repeat victimization might have a large impact on total rates of violence. However, research also tells us that most violent crime victims do not experience more than one incident during a six-month or one-year time period. As a result, special policies to prevent repeat violence may not be cost-effective for most victims.
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Building Healthy Teen Relationships: An Evaluation of a Dating Violence Prevention Program With Middle School Students
Homicide in the United States
The 2009 NIJ Conference kicked off with a blue-ribbon panel of leaders with expertise in urban issues as they relate to homicide. These experts will discuss promising approaches that have resulted in reduced violence and community empowerment.
Chicago Ceasefire
CeaseFire is an evidence-based, data-driven intervention designed to stop shootings and killings in high-incidence neighborhoods by directly intervening with those who are most likely to be involved in a shooting and by building support for alternatives to violence in those neighborhoods. Panel members will share their experiences “on the ground” mediating conflicts and working one-on-one with high-risk individuals.