Main description:

This important new work covers clinical issues in treating victims of school violence and assessing children with the potential for violence. The editor also examines the effectiveness of prevention intervention programs and offers larger policy recommendations. The book looks at environmental factors such as cultural issues on behaviors from bullying to mass school shootings. And uniquely, the book delves into topics such as sexual boundaries and body image. In all, this book aims for a theoretical and applied picture of the current state of school violence and prevention.

Contents:

Part I: CONCEPTUALIZING SCHOOL VIOLENCE

1. School-Related Violence: Definition, Scope, and Prevention Goals

2. The Neurobiology of Violence and Victimization: Etiology, Biological Substrates, Clinical Implications, and Preventive Strategies

3. Developmental Issues in the Prevention of Aggression and Violence in School

4. Urban School Violence: Responding with Culture and Protective Factors Among Youth of Color

5. Gendered Harassment in Adolescence

6. Intergenerational Experiences of Bullying, Violence, Support and Survival Skills in Schools

Part II: FACTORS AND FORMS OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE

7. Updated Perspectives on Linking School Bullying and Related Youth Violence Research to Effective Prevention Strategies

8. School-related Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic

9. Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Trafficking of School-Aged Children

10. Relationship and Dating Violence in School-aged Adolescents

11. School Shootings and Clinical Management: Directions Toward Prevention

12. Boundary Violations, Harassment, Abuse, and Exploitation in the School Setting

13. Harassment, Abuse and Violence on the College Campus

Part III: KEY PERSONNEL IN ADDRESSING VIOLENCE IN THE SCHOOLS

14. The Role of School District Superintendent in School Violence and Prevention: Softening Schools While Hardening Buildings

15. Role of Law Enforcement in School Violence Prevention Through Positive Intervention and Relationship-Building

16. Toward Understanding Classroom Socialization: Teacher Roles in Peer Victimization

17. The Psychiatrist's Role After a School Shooting: The Emergency Room and Beyond

18. Preventing Violence Through Coordinated Responses to Classroom Disruption

Part IV: PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS FOR SCHOOL-RELATED VIOLENCE

19. Public Health Approach to Gun Violence Prevention in Connecticut's Youth

20. Trauma-Informed Care as a Framework to Reduce Trauma and Violence in Schools

21. Bullying as a Form of Abuse: Conceptualization and Prevention

22. Mindfulness Strategies for Primary Prevention

23. Equipping Students' Minds with a Cognitive Training Program for Preventing School Violence

24. Character Education Update: Building a Buffer Against School Violence

25. Building Empathy, Step-by-Step: Prevention Intervention to Promote School Health

26. Preventing Compassion Fatigue Among Educators: An Educator Resiliency Study During the COVID-19 Pandemic

27. Utilizing Effective Bullying Prevention Programs

28. Empowering Children to Prevent Violence

29. School Violence: Lessons Learned and New Directions