Violence in American Schools : A New Perspective (Paperback)

Part I. Introduction: 1. Violence in American schools: an overview Delbert S. Elliott, Beatrix Hamburg, and Kirk R. Williams; Part II. Understanding Child and Youth Violence: 2. Youth violence is a public health concern Margaret A. Hamburg; 3. Social contexts and functions of adolescent virtue Jeffrey Fagan and Deanna Wilkinson; 4. Juvenile aggression at home and at school Rolf Loeber and Magda Stouthamer-Loeber; 5. The interdependence of school violence with neighborhood and family conditions John H. Laub and Janet Lauritsen; Part III. School Based Interventions: 6. Preventing firearm violence in and around schools James A. Mercy and Mark L. Rosenberg; 7. Reducing violence through the schools J. David Hawkins, David P. Farrington, and Richard F. Catalano; 8. Evaluations of school-based violence prevention programs Faith Samples and Larry Aber; 9. Safe school planning Ronald D. Stephens; Part IV. Community-Based Interventions: 10. Exposure to urban violence: contamination of the school environment Raymond P. Lorion; 11. Community policing, schools, and mental health: the challenge of collaboration Steve Marans and Mark Schaefer; 12. Tailoring established after-school programs to meet urban realities Marcia R. Chaiken; Part V. Conclusions: 13. An integrated approach to violence prevention Delbert S. Elliott, Kirk R. Williams, and Beatrix Hamburg.