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Why and When Do School Resource Officers Engage in School Discipline? The Role of Context in Shaping Disciplinary Involvement

NCJ Number

254751

Journal

American Journal of Education

Date Published

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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A Meta-Analytic Review of School-Based Anti-Bullying Programs With a Parent Component

NCJ Number

254749

Journal

International Journal of Bullying Prevention

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

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Sharing Information To Promote a Culture of Safety

NCJ Number

254747

Journal

NASSP Bulletin

Date Published

2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

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Building Schools' Readiness To Implement a Comprehensive Approach to School Safety

NCJ Number

254746

Journal

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Date Published

2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

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School Cohesion Perception Discrepancy and Student Delinquency

NCJ Number

254745

Journal

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

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Beyond the Breakfast Club: Variability in the Effects of Suspensions by School Context

NCJ Number

254744

Date Published

2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

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Implementing School Based Youth Courts in a Rural Context:The Impact on Students' Perceptions of School Climate, Individual Functioning, and Interpersonal Relationships

NCJ Number

254736

Journal

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Date Published

2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

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Modeling Ecological Risk, Health Promotion, and Prevention Program Effects for Rural Adolescents

NCJ Number

254734

Journal

Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research

Date Published

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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An exploratory study of violence and aggression against teachers in middle and high schools: Prevalence, predictors, and negative consequences

NCJ Number

254742

Journal

Journal of School Violence

Date Published

2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research)

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Title IX and School Employee Sexual Misconduct: How K-12 Schools Respond in the Wake of an Incident

NCJ Number

254740

Journal

Educational Administration Quarterly

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

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Use and Impact of the Wisconsin Bullying Prevention Program Assessment Tool in Addressing Middle School Bullying

NCJ Number

254731

Journal

International Journal of Bullying Prevention

Date Published

September 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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Effects of School Resource Officers on School Crime and Responses to School Crime

NCJ Number

255104

Journal

Criminology and Public Policy

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

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Does School Climate Mean the Same Thing in the United States as in Mexico? A Focus on Measurement Invariance

NCJ Number

254037

Journal

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

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Surveillance or Safekeeping? How School Security Officer and Camera Presence Influence Students' Perceptions of Safety, Equity, and Support

NCJ Number

254311

Journal

Journal of Adolescent Health

Date Published

December 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

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Examining the Relative Utility of PBIS Implementation Fidelity Scores in Relation to Student Outcomes

NCJ Number

253985

Journal

Remedial and Special Education

Date Published

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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Threat Assessment as a School Violence Prevention Strategy

NCJ Number

254534

Journal

Criminology and Public Policy

Date Published

January 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Marketing/Promotional, Issue Overview

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School Threat Assessment Versus Suicide Assessment: Statewide Prevalence and Case Characteristics

NCJ Number

254186

Journal

Psychology in the Schools

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

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A Multilevel MTMM Approach to Estimating the Influences of Contextual Factors on Trait and Informant-Based Method Effects in Assessments of School Climate

NCJ Number

253293

Journal

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Date Published

2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

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The Science of School Safety

NCJ Number

305138

Date Published

August 2022

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

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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.

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The Science of School Safety

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