Learning about School Violence: Lessons for Educators, Parents, Students, and Communities

by Matthew W. Greene

What is school violence? How do we prevent it? How do we react to tragedies when they occur? Education and crime are at the top of the list of concerns that parents and community members share. School violence is the issue and policy problem that joins these two priorities. In the wake of such incidents as the shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado, Americans are clamoring for action. Yet, there is little sense of a well-reasoned approach...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820448680
• ISBN13: 9780820448688
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 316 Pages