A report by the California Research Bureau, which conducted a survey of school security policies & practices of a representative sample of California school districts. Chapters: violence in American schools; public opinion about the causes of youth violence; contemporary approaches to school safety; selected school drug & crime prevention funding programs; brief history of school violence prevention efforts in California; safe school plan development in California school districts; California school security resources; school violence prevention programs; legislative & administrative options; school safety & security survey. 23 charts & tables.
A report by the California Research Bureau, which conducted a survey of school security policies and practices of a representative sample of California school districts. Chapters: violence in American schools; public opinion about the causes of youth violence; contemporary approaches to school safety; selected school drug and crime prevention funding programs; brief history of school violence prevention efforts in California; safe school plan development in California school districts; California school security resources; school violence prevention programs; legislative and administrative options; school safety and security survey. 23 charts and tables.
"This toolkit is an easy-to-use guide that will assist parents and administrators in implementing the Be Safe and Sound model in their schools. It includes a step-by-step procedure for assessing school safety and security, forming an action team, identifying the problems, holding a forum with stakeholders to brainstorm solutions, developing an action plan and building support for it, and evaluating the results."--Welcome letter.
Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention, Sixth Edition, continues to serve as the preeminent, comprehensive resource for devising practical, modern solutions for securing people and property. The book presents the latest key applications for securing structures with Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), including plan review, report writing, presentation skills, lighting, zoning and behavioral management. Other sections address the latest issues related to active shooter situations, information technology, and international terrorism. Practical examples are provided, exploring applications for limiting retail crime and employing disaster readiness strategies. Edited by seasoned, trusted security practitioner Lawrence Fennelly, the book features contributions by some of the most well-known experts in the field. Readers will find this book to be a trusted resource for physical security professionals, students and certification candidates who must navigate, and make sense of, today's most pressing domestic and international security issues. - Covers every important topic in the field, including new coverage of active shooters, terroristic threats, and the latest on wireless security applications, data analysis and visualization, situational crime prevention, and global security standards and compliance issues - Provides a comprehensive examination on the content and skills necessary for passing the ASIS Certified Protection Professional (CPP) exam - Features contributions from the leading, most trusted subject-matter experts in the field
Crime Prevention: Approaches, Practices, and Evaluations, Tenth Edition, meets the needs of students and instructors for engaging, evidence-based, impartial coverage of interventions that can reduce or prevent deviance. This edition examines the entire gamut of prevention, from physical design to developmental prevention to identifying high-risk individuals to situational initiatives to partnerships and beyond. Strategies include primary prevention measures designed to prevent conditions that foster deviance; secondary prevention measures directed toward persons or conditions with a high potential for deviance; and tertiary prevention measures to deal with persons who have already committed crimes. In this book, Lab offers a thorough and well-rounded discussion of the many sides of the crime prevention debate in clear and accessible language, including the latest research concerning space syntax, physical environment and crime, neighborhood crime prevention programs, community policing, crime in schools, and electronic monitoring and home confinement. This book is essential for undergraduates studying criminal justice, criminology, and sociology, in the US and globally. Online resources include an instructor’s manual, test bank, and lecture slides for faculty, and a wide array of resources for students.
The book is a follow-up to Lessons in Criminology and Criminal Justice, where 25 facts about crime and criminal justice were discussed. The book tells the story of 25 more facts that the author has learned in his quarter-century of working in the fields of criminology and criminal justice. The book lays out each fact, one at a time, and then presents research in support of that fact. The facts pertain to issues of crime, justice, policing, courts, corrections, race, crime prevention, biases in criminal justice, drug use and abuse, and social control more generally. Though the book is scholarly in nature, it is written for the layperson and novice student. Using humor where appropriate, but also utilizing a “tell it like it is” approach, the book will be always interesting, timely, and engaging, and occasionally funny.
