Two school districts reduced both vandalism and lighting costs with low pressure sodium lighting. (Author)

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)

Outlines the problem of violence in U.S. and British public libraries, including groups incidents, drunks, unruly youths, and irate patrons. Library staff face managerial apathy and reluctance to tackle. Discusses the reasons for violence, suggests measures to reduce threats and deal with incidents, risk assessment, security measures and staff…

Provides an overview of recent campus emergencies faced by Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers members and how they coped. Emergencies evaluated include campus crime, a snow storm, and violent campus demonstrations. (GR)

Discusses Michigan State University's emergency response planning resulting from incidents of campus violence and vandalism committed by activists. (GR)

Summarizes research on the causes of school vandalism, especially connection with educational environment. Suggests ways (with examples) for schools to prevent vandalism. Describes three core principles of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. (PKP)

Describes how school-building exteriors and interiors should be designed, built, and renovated to prevent vandalism. (PKP)

This report presents findings on crime and violence in U.S. public schools, using data from the 2007-08 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS:2008). SSOCS provides information about school crime-related topics from the perspective of schools by asking school principals about the frequency of incidents, such as physical attacks, robberies, and…

Graffiti constitutes a medium through which the youth express opposition to authorities, as well as desires, dreams, and hopes. Graffiti shows many of the linguistic characteristics of youth language, including playfulness and, first and foremost, polylingual languaging. Graffiti in almost every city, at least in Europe, uses English and one or…

One of 52 theoretical papers on school crime and its relation to poverty, this chapter discusses the role of mass media in school crime. Media culture--the knowledge, techniques, and assumptions used by people who construct media messages--is shown to contribute to public definitions of and beliefs about the nature of "youth." It is suggested that…

Vandalism is only part of the larger society's ills, says this writer. The solution will depend on how effectively the school can involve students and the whole community in combatting it. (Editor)

Guidelines to help make schools fire-retardant and arson-proof. (Author/MLF)

Notes on topics of interest, such as a new computer-based system designed to provide more anecdotal information about student performance than that provided on traditional report cards, and a security program in which after-hours security guards check in hourly by telephone with a computer. (JF)