This guidebook offers school administrators a number of tested approaches to solving security problems that plague most school districts today. It suggests that establishing a program is the most effective way to take control of events and attempt to prevent as well as limit the effects of criminal acts in schools. The topics covered include…

The central purpose of this project was to provide an information base that the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) can use in planning programs to help school personnel cope more effectively with the problem of violence in their schools. The efforts to provide an information base were organized into four tasks: to determine the…

Recommendations for preventing school vandalism and theft are provided in this guide. Following an introduction which cites factors related to school violence and steps which can be taken to reduce crime, the following general measures are discussed: (1) firm and fair school discipline including codes of conduct; (2) enforcement against loitering…