THE PAPERS ARE ORGANIZED INTO FOUR PARTS. IN PART ONE, 'PERSPECTIVES', SELECTED SOCIAL SCIENTISTS FROM THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY PROVIDE ANALYSES OF HOW RESEARCH EVIDENCE MAY BE USED TO UNDERSTAND AND COMBAT THE PROBLEM OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE. PART TWO, 'PROGRAMS', DESCRIBES INNOVATIVE PRACTICAL APPROACHES USED BY SOME SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO DEAL WITH STUDENT OFFENSES. THE EMPHASIS IN PART THREE, 'POSITIONS', IS ON GENERAL ASSESSMENTS OF THE PROBLEM BY NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL INTEREST GROUPS, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. 'SUMMARIES', THE FINAL SECTION, ATTEMPTS TO TIE TOGETHER SOME OF THESE THEMES AND TO REFLECT THE VARIETY OF WAYS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS BASED ON THE RANGE OF CONCERNS AND TALENTS AVAILABLE. A 15-PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY AND AN INDEX ARE INCLUDED....ELW