In a three-year study, 20 schools from 12 districts tested strategies on reducing vandalism. The results showed that inappropriate student behavior decreased each year, leading to the conclusion that educators can act to reduce vandalism and inappropriate student behavior. (Author/WD)

This paper describes a three-phase program for curtailment of vandalism and theft that was implemented in a Wisconsin high school. Using decision-making models as described by Kohlberg, the program was designed to respond to a variety of moral reasoning levels present across grade levels. Thus, phase 1 of the program was designed to manage or…

This HEW study finds that only about eight percent of all school administrators report serious problems. Most administrators believe that problems of violence and vandalism, which increased during the sixties and seventies, have leveled off during the last five years. (Author)

This report is a preliminary review of violence, vandalism, and drug abuse data submitted to the New Jersey Department of Education by its school districts. The purpose of the report is to present an empirical data base on crime and disruption in the schools that was previously unavailable, and to provide information to assist the department in…

Changing social values, recent court decisions, inconsistency in thought and action, and consolidation of schools into massive factories are some of the factors that relate to the problem of student discipline. Some solutions are suggested. (Author/MLF)

This publication is the complete transcript of a weekly radio program devoted to contemporary issues in American education. This particular program focuses on the topic of violence and vandalism in schools. In separate segments of the program, Willard McGuire, vice-president of the National Education Association, comments on the seriousness of…

Students from California to Florida to New York are behaving as they please, assaulting their teachers, avoiding any serious penalty, and, in some cases, committing murder in their schools. Some changes are being initiated. (RK)

Describes the Safe Schools Study being conducted by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and offers suggestions for local educational administrators in confronting the problems of crime and vandalism in the schools. Available from: Security World Publishing Co., Inc., 2639 South La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90034,…

Reports results of a mail survey on the best solutions to crime and violence in schools and presents a variety of proposals by individuals concerned with the problem. (JG)

The emphasis of this article is on students and the evolving character of their affiliation with schooling. It compares school conditions of the 1890s with those of 1970s, and presents a brief and selective review of professional literature on school discipline published during this 80-year span. (Author/RK)

An aesthetic theory of vandalism is proposed, which posits that variables accounting for the enjoyment associated with socially acceptable aesthetic experiences are similarly responsible for the pleasure associated with acts of destruction. Several studies provide support for hypotheses derived from the aesthetic theory of vandalism. (Author)

Proposes that the state of enjoyment occurs when a person is challenged at a level matched to his level of skills. Disruption of classes, vandalism, and violence in schools are, in part, attempts by adolescents to obtain enjoyment in otherwise lifeless schools. (Author)

The experiences of the National School Resource Network form the basis for suggestions about how schools can improve themselves as a means of reducing student violence and vandalism. Effective school programs utilizing curriculum innovation, changes in school environment, and student, parent, and community involvement in policy making are…

This is one of two volumes that present a comprehensive record of testimony and exhibits presented to a subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. Senate during hearings on the problem of violence and vandalism in American schools. This volume summarizes two hearings conducted on April 16, 1975, and June l7, 1975, that focused…