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Handbook of school violence / Edwin R. Gerler, Jr., editor.
Van Pelt Library LB3013.32 .H36 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- School violence--United States--Prevention--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- School violence.
- School crisis management.
- Conflict management.
- United States.
- Conflict management--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- School crisis management--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 368 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Haworth Reference Press, [2004]
- Summary:
- 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. Your school must be prepared to face problems that range from name-calling and bullying to extortion, rape, and homicide. 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.
- Contents:
- Connectedness and school violence : a framework for developmental interventions
- Identification with academics and violence in schools
- School violence in children and adolescents : a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of current interventions
- Student threat assessment
- Peer mediation
- Lessons from the field : balancing comprehensiveness and feasibility in peer mediation programs
- Because on one ever asked : understanding youth gangs as a primary step in violence prevention
- Weapons in schools
- Characteristics and consequences of crisis events : a primer for the school psychologist
- School crisis interventions : strategies for addressing the consequences of crisis events
- Support services following a shooting at school : lessons learned regarding response and recovery.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0789016230
- 0789016249
- OCLC:
- 52377490
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