Encyclopedia of School Crime and Violence 2V - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313362386 ISBN 13: 9780313362385

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2011

Synopsis

This book provides a thorough compilation of the types, specific incidents, relevant agencies, theories, responses, and prevention programs relevant to crime and violence in schools and on campuses.* Comprises over 80 A-Z entries on types, incidents, theories, measurement, responses, and prevention of school crime and violence* Presents contributions from more than 30 experts from various fields providing a multidisciplinary examination of the issue* Offers a timeline of major incidents of school and campus violence* Provides a list of further readings with each entry, plus a full bibliography of recommended books, journals, and websites at the end of each volume* Includes a comprehensive index

About this title

Review

"This is an excellent resource on a troubling problem in the education field. Summing Up: Recommended." - Choice "Several useful features expand coverage. There is a school crime and violence time line, sample discussion questions for students or study groups, and suggestions for extension activities suitable for classes: film screenings, song-lyric analyses, debates, mock trials, or ways to promote awareness and activism, such as websites, letters to policymakers, forums, community projects, and so on. . . . This set will be of interest to collections serving researchers in high school and up as well as those supporting education professionals taking continuing-education courses. Recommended." - Booklist

About the Author

Laura L. Finley is assistant professor of sociology and criminology at Barry University, Miami Shores, FL.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0313362386
• ISBN 13: 9780313362385
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 748
• Editor: Finley Laura