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Illinois State Office of Education, Springfield. Dept. of Planning, Research and Evaluation. – 1978
This report, one of two related volumes, is the work of an Illinois task force on school violence and vandalism. It presents the task force's findings regarding the nature and extent of the problem, a summary of its major recommendations to local districts, and recommendations for state-level consideration. The report begins with an analysis of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Prevention, Public Schools, School Vandalism
Educational Service Region of Cook County, Chicago, IL. – 1980
The statistical information compiled in this report indicates the extent, frequency, and financial costs incurred as a result of vandalism in the public schools of suburban Cook County, Illinois. Data presented were gathered from a survey instrument developed and disseminated by the Educational Service Region of Cook County to 143 school…
Descriptors: Costs, Elementary Secondary Education, Prevention, School District Spending
Peer reviewedSchumacker, Randall E.; Leitner, Dennis W. – Illinois School Research and Development, 1979
Twenty-eight elementary and secondary principals responded to a questionnaire about their perceptions of vandalism as a problem, the growth rate of vandalism, types and locations of damage, types of vandalism records kept and reports made, and perceived effectiveness of different prevention measures. A model vandalism report form is appended. (SJL)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Incidence, Prevention
American School Board Journal, 1974
A volunteer observer program has drastically reduced the incidence of vandalism in the schools of the Schaumburg, Illinois District.
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Delinquency Prevention, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design
PDF pending restorationEducational Service Region of Cook County, Chicago, IL. – 1974
The statistics on vandalism compiled in this report were obtained from a survey of all 717 schools in suburban Cook County and give a broad overview of the extent, frequency, and financial costs incurred as a result of vandalism in the schools. The survey includes information on methods of protection and surveillance such as security personnel,…
Descriptors: Electronic Equipment, Elementary Secondary Education, Expulsion, Police School Relationship
American School Board Journal, 1974
Vandal Watch is a program in which families, who live in mobile homes adjacent to school buildings, respond to buzzes from electronic sensors wired to the trailer and report unexpected sounds or sights within the school. (WM)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Cost Effectiveness, Delinquency Prevention, Electronic Control
Illinois State Office of Education, Springfield. Dept. of Planning, Research and Evaluation. – 1978
This report, one of two related volumes, is the work of an Illinois task force on school violence and vandalism. It contains detailed recommendations to local districts plus a list and a brief description of resources that they can use to plan programs for reducing school and community violence and vandalism. Specific recommendations discussed…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Nontraditional Education
