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NCJ Number:	173934

Title:	Annual Report on School Safety, 1998

Corporate Author:	US Dept of Justice United States of America Gang Intelligence Strategy Committee United States of America

Date Published:	1998

Page Count:	48

Sponsoring Agency:	Gang Intelligence Strategy Committee NCJRS Photocopy Services Rockville, MD 20849-6000 US Dept of Justice Washington, DC 20531

Sale Source:	Gang Intelligence Strategy Committee , United States of America NCJRS Photocopy Services Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849-6000 United States of America

Document:	PDF

Type:	Report (Annual/Periodic)

Format:	Document

Language:	English

Country:	United States of America

Annotation:	This report describes the nature and extent of crime and violence on school property, and what communities are doing or could do about the problem.

Abstract:	The report is divided into four chapters. Chapter One presents a national perspective on school crime and safety issues with data on crimes against students, violent student deaths at school, crime at public schools as reported to police, crimes against teachers, gangs at school, weapons at school, relationship between school crime and drug availability, student perceptions of school safety and efforts by schools to increase school safety. Chapter Two describes steps that communities can take to develop a comprehensive plan to reduce school crime and violence. Chapter Three presents summary information on model programs that have demonstrated success or are promising in addressing issues related to school crime. Chapter Four lists resources for more information, including organizations, Web sites, listservs, videos, Federal resources and publications. Figures, note

Main Term(s):	Juveniles

Index Term(s):	Community action programs; Community involvement; Crime in schools; Crime prevention measures; Crimes against teachers; Drug-free school zones; Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP); Public schools; School security; Statistics



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