Deadly Lessons: Understanding Lethal School Violence

by Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Youth and Families Board on Children

Book Overview

The shooting at Columbine High School riveted national attention on violence in the nation's schools. This dramatic example signaled an implicit and growing fear that these events would continue to occur--and even escalate in scale and severity.

How do we make sense of the tragedy of a school shooting or even draw objective conclusions from these incidents? Deadly Lessons is the outcome of the National Research Council's unique effort...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309084121
• ISBN13: 9780309084123
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"