Reducing School Violence
A special issue of Social Sciences (ISSN 2076-0760).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2024) | Viewed by 19260
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
While schools in the United States remain overwhelmingly safe spaces for the more than 48 million children enrolled, the tragedies of Columbine, Sandy Hook, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, and Oxford High in Michigan bring the issues of school violence and school safety into the national spotlight, again and again. Protecting the millions of children in school is a top priority for parents and school administrators as well as, increasingly, for political officials and law enforcement agencies. These concerns and calls for action after high profile incidents often lead to divisive debates in society on creating new policies, stricter gun laws, arming teachers, or increasing school security. In addition, these calls to action have led to the passage of the STOP School Violence Act (2018), which provides millions of dollars in funding and training programs that have led to an increase in technology, surveillance, and high-priced consultants in school systems. While highly publicized school shootings receive intense media attention, thousands of assaults and incidents of bullying occur with regular frequency, raising the question of what methods, programs, or policies are most effective at increasing school safety?
This Special Issue on Reducing School Violence seeks to shed light and provoke thought and possible action on the complex topic of increasing school safety by bringing together recognized scholars, practitioners, and researchers to examine the current state of knowledge, best practices, theory, and evaluation through a diversity of methods and approaches.
Prof. Dr. Charles Crawford
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- school violence
- school shootings
- school safety
- school bullying
- school resource officers
- school conflict resolution
- school culture
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