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Violence and Security on Campus From Preschool Through College

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ISBN-10: 0313362688

ISBN-13: 9780313362682

Edition: 2010

Authors: James Alan Fox, Harvey Burstein

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In Violence and Security on Campus two expert authors take an evidence-based look at this important issue, dispelling myths and misconceptions about the problem and offering appropriate responses to it. Their book examines patterns and trends, and correlates causes of violence, crime and disorder in diverse educational settings, from elementary schools through colleges and universities. It reviews data and research evidence related to forms of violence, from bullying to manslaughter, and it explores the varied security concerns that confront schools of different levels. In addition to describing the nature and extent of the school violence problem, which is often divergent from media…    
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Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 4/9/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

James Alan Fox is the Lipman Family Professor of Criminology, Law, and Public Policy at Northeastern University. He has written 18 books, including his newest, Violence and Security on Campus: From Preschool Through College. He has published dozens of journal and magazine articles, as well as hundreds of freelance columns in newspapers around the country, primarily in the areas of multiple murder, youth crime, school and campus violence, workplace violence, and capital punishment. He also writes an online column for the Boston Globe?s website. Fox often gives keynote talks and testimony before Congress and in court. He has briefed various leaders here and abroad, including President…    

List of Tables and Figures
Preface
Violence in Primary and Secondary Schools
On to College
Blaming and Scapegoating
Risk Factors, Warning Signs, and Prediction
A Major News Media Event
Hype, Fear, and Over-Response
Security in Elementary Schools
Security in Secondary Schools
Security in Colleges and Universities
The School Workforce
Afterword
Notes
Major Episodes of School/Campus Homicide
Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994
Bullying Prevention Programs
The Clery Act
School Security Design, Technology, and Operation
Student Privacy Rights
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Higher Education Act of 2008
Index