Violence in American Schools: A New Perspective

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Part I. Introduction: 1. Violence in American schools: an overview Delbert S. Elliott, Beatrix Hamburg, and Kirk R. Williams Part II. Understanding Child and Youth Violence: 2. Youth violence is a public health concern Margaret A. Hamburg 3. Social contexts and functions of adolescent virtue Jeffrey Fagan and Deanna Wilkinson 4. Juvenile aggression at home and at school Rolf Loeber and Magda Stouthamer-Loeber 5. The interdependence of school violence with neighborhood and family conditions John H. Laub and Janet Lauritsen Part III. School Based Interventions: 6. Preventing firearm violence in and around schools James A. Mercy and Mark L. Rosenberg 7. Reducing violence through the schools J. David Hawkins, David P. Farrington, and Richard F. Catalano 8. Evaluations of school-based violence prevention programs Faith Samples and Larry Aber 9. Safe school planning Ronald D. Stephens Part IV. Community-Based Interventions: 10. Exposure to urban violence: contamination of the school environment Raymond P. Lorion 11. Community policing, schools, and mental health: the challenge of collaboration Steve Marans and Mark Schaefer 12. Tailoring established after-school programs to meet urban realities Marcia R. Chaiken Part V. Conclusions: 13. An integrated approach to violence prevention Delbert S. Elliott, Kirk R. Williams, and Beatrix Hamburg.

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