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Schools, Violence, and Society
by Allan M. Hoffman
Book description:
This book is designed to examine issues related to schools, violence, and
society. Since the 1960s, crime and violence have been increasing in America's
schools. This violence is not limited to inner-city schools, but has struck
virtually every strata and socio-economic level of American culture and society.
The prevalence of crime and violence occurring in our nation's schools has
become the concern of policy makers on the national and state levels. Concern
has spread to parents, educators, and students themselves. This edited volume
reviews violence in society, school violence, and crime. Coverage includes past
trends in school violence and describes the current extent of the problem, as
well as aspects of its causes and prevention. The influence on the students and
community of gang activity, gang-related issues, drugs, alcohol, and weapons on
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Rampage: The Social Roots of School Shootings
by Katherine S. Newman, Cybelle Fox,
David Harding, Jal Mehta, Wendy Rothdiscussed.
Book description:
The first study to examine why violence erupts in America's small towns and
suburbs--and what can be done to prevent it.
In the last decade, school shootings have decimated communities and terrified
parents, teachers, and children in even the most "family friendly" American
towns and suburbs. These tragedies appear to be the spontaneous acts of
troubled, disconnected teens, but this important book argues that the roots of
violence are deeply entwined in the communities themselves. Rampage challenges
the "loner theory" of school violence, and shows why so many adults and students
miss the warning signs that could prevent it.
Drawing on more than 200 interviews with town residents, distinguished
sociologist Katherine Newman and her co-authors take the reader inside two of
the most notorious school shootings of the 1990s, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and
Paducah, Kentucky. In a powerful and original analysis, she demonstrates that
the organizational structure of schools "loses" information about troubled kids,
and the very closeness of these small rural towns restrained neighbors and
friends from communicating what they knew about their problems. Her conclusions
shed light on the ties that bind in small-town America. |
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Handbook of School Violence
by Edwin R. Gerler
Book description:
Your school must be prepared to face problems that range from name calling and
bullying to extortion, rape, and homicide. Decrease the chances of tragedy and
learn how to respond most effectively!
This essential handbook explores the causes of school violence, presents
state-of-the-art information on preventing school violence, and arms you with
practical interventions to use when violent incidents occur. You�ll also learn
about the best Internet sites on school violence issues. This book�prepared by
the editor of the Journal of School Violence�can help you decrease the chances
of tragedy. It will also show you how to respond effectively when violence does
occur.
Part I: Causes of School Violence focuses on the ways that connectedness and
identification with academics influence school violence. This section presents a
framework for creating developmental interventions as well as a chapter
examining the concept of "bonding to school," with two interesting scenarios to
consider.
Part II: Prevention of School Violence examines the effectiveness of
interventions in use today and brings you important information on threat
assessment, peer mediation, and weapons reduction. You�ll also find an
insightful chapter on the value of developing empathy and good communication
with youth who are gang members.
Part III: Interventions in Cases of School Violence provides you with effective
strategies to address the consequences of crisis events and takes an incisive
look at crisis events themselves, what they are, how they progress, and what you
may encounter in their aftermath. In addition, you get an invaluable inside look
at crisis intervention and support services in the aftermath of the 2001 Santana
High School shootings in San Diego, California.
With your purchase of this essential handbook, you�ll also be kept up to date by
the author�s new Internet forum�a space where scholars and practitioners from
around the world come together to create new strategies for school violence
prevention and intervention and develop new online and print publications that
address school violence.
"When I was like 11, I was hanging out. I used to go to a middle school. It was
for bad people, only bad people go there. It's a school just for bad people that
had gotten kicked out of school. And I had got kicked out of my school cause
they found me with a gun."
The Handbook of School Violence brings together many voices�those of violent
youngsters and the helpers who provide the care they need�those of students who
feel no connection with their families or with their work at school�those of the
professionals who strive to prevent these students from acting on their feelings
of alienation in violent ways�and those of scholars who create theory and
research, laying the foundation for prevention and intervention. Add this book
to your collection, and you�ll benefit from the contributions of this rich
chorus of voices. And through the Internet forum, the chorus can add a new
voice�yours. |
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The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander : From Preschool to High School--How
Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence
by Barbara Coloroso "Actor: Someone who behaves in a way intended
to deceive or impress others..." (more)
Book Description:
It's a deadly triad: bullies who terrorize, bullied kids who are afraid to
tell, bystanders who watch, participate, or look away, and adults who dismiss
the incidents as a normal part of childhood. Drawing on her decades of work with
youth, this practical book by bestselling parenting educator Barbara Coloroso
explains:
The three kinds of bullying; and the differences between boy and girl bullies
Four abilities that protect your child from succumbing to bullying
Seven steps to take if your child is a bully
How to help the bullied child heal and effectively discipline the bully
How to evaluate a school's antibullying policy and much more
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Reducing School Violence Through Conflict
Resolution
by David W. Johnson, Roger T. Johnson
Book review:
This book is about teaching students to be peacemakers. It includes
practical strategies and specific activities to teach students conflict
resolution procedures and skills to reduce violence in schools. By training
students in conflict resolution, educators can help school environments become
more orderly and peaceful while instruction is improving. David and Roger
Johnson offer an approach that involves interrelated programs for preventing
violence and helping students learn to resolve conflicts constructively. They
discuss how schools can create a cooperative learning environment where students
learn how to negotiate and mediate peer conflicts and teachers use academic
controversies to enhance learning. |
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Failure to Hold: The Politics of School Violence
by Julie A. Webber
Book description:
T"Failure to Hold examines the public to school violence in the United
States in the late 1990s in an attempt to locate the blind spots of democratic
political culture. Repression is located at the heart of many explanations for
youth violence that are central to understanding the American political
imaginary as it relates to issues of adolescence, adulthood, popular culture,
the family, and the practice of democracy in public spaces." |
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Ending School Violence: Solutions from America's
Youth
by Jason Ryan Dorsey
Book Description:
Ending School Violence: Solutions from America's Youth provides the framework
and action steps necessary to reduce all kinds of youth violence. First, it
explains, from a student's perspective, what violence truly is and how it
begins. Students shared with us that violence in their eyes what primarily
non-physical and resulted from the breakdown of relationships with their school.
Next, the book details how we are all connected in our school and community and
how everyone has the potential to affect the entire community. Third, it shows
how communication connects the community and how strong communication builds
relationships. Finally, the book details how every person (student, educator,
parent, and community leader) can use their strong relationships to prevent
violence and become a Life Winner through their actions and attitude. Ending
School Violence was heavily researched and combines input from thousands of
youth across America, leading education and psychology experts, all combined
into a step-by-step reader friendly book that takes a practical approach to
ending violence. Recently this book was the feature story in Counseling Today
Magazine and it has started a nationwide movement of empowering youth to prevent
all kinds of violence in their school and community. Jason now delivers powerful
programs for educators, students, and communities on preventing violence. |
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Ready-to-Use Violence Prevention Skills Lessons &
Activities for Secondary Students
by Ruth Weltmann Begun, Frank J. Huml
Book Description:
Two self-contained volumes, for the elementary and secondary levels, featuring a
ready-to-use curriculum of lessons and reproducible activity sheet to help
students build character, recognize threatening situations, and handle conflicts
safely. Lessons are based on real situations in students' own lives, with topics
such as stimulant use, dealing with anger, family relationships, choosing
friends wisely, and gang-related activities. Includes detailed lesson plans and
an extensive bibliography of useful resources |
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