Schools are an important venue for implementing drug prevention programmes. School-based programmes have been shown to be an efficacious and cost-effective method of reducing substance use disorders among youth. There exists lack of consensus, however, regarding who makes the most effective programme providers. Drug prevention programmes are led…

In response to questions related to school safety, in the 1990s the school resource officer (SRO) program gained prominence as an effective intervention strategy. Despite the widespread utilization of SROs in America's public schools, there exists a lack of meaningful research related to practices and effectiveness of SRO programs. A school…

This report describes the initiatives and related activities undertaken between 1983 and 1985 at 44 schools, by three school districts which participated in a national demonstration program developed to control criminal and disciplinary incidents in schools. The three districts are: Anaheim, California; Rockford, Illinois; and Jacksonville,…