Schools
Creating Schoolwide Prevention and Intervention Strategies (Guide 1 from Safe and Secure: Guides to Creating Safer Schools)
Gangs in Schools
Office of Justice Programs' Blog Discusses School Safety Final Report
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has posted a new blog discussing the Federal Commission on School Safety's final report, which provides federal resources and recommendations for preventing violence in schools. The report highlights OJP resources that are available to help states and local communities implement school safety initiatives. These resources cited include the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's I-Guide on school-based...
Registration Open for School Engagement Professional Development Series
The National Center for School Engagement is offering a Professional Development Series from January 14-18, 2019, in Colorado Springs, CO. This interactive training, including a new unit on vicarious trauma, will provide educators, counselors, judges, and administrators with strategies to support youth and their families to be engaged at school.
The schedule is the following:
- January 14: Developing a Problem-Solving Truancy Court
- January 15 and...
Parents, School Staff Should Look for Signs of Bullying Among Youth
By Caren Harp, Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
The beginning of a new school year is an exciting time for most students. Unfortunately, returning to the classroom can be nerve-racking for some youth because of bullying.
Bullying continues to affect a large number of students. According to the latest data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Center for...
Model Programs Guide: Implementation Guide: School-Based Bullying Prevention
Peer Group Connection:Enhancement and Expansion Project
Resilient Empowered and Directed (RED) Program
Assessing the Role of School Discipline in Disproportionate Minority Contact With the Juvenile Justice System: Final Technical Report
OJJDP Webinar Series To Discuss Averting School Violence
OJJDP, in collaboration with the Police Foundation, will present a two-part webinar series on averting school violence. These webinars will address school violence prevention, response, and recovery.
On August 29, 2018, from 2 to 3 p.m. ET, "Learning Lessons From the School Attack That Didn't Happen – The Police Foundation's Averted School Violence Database" will provide an overview of the database that...
Build the Skills To Support Tribal Youth
BIG Ideas on School-Based Mentoring: Evaluation of the Big Brothers Big Sisters - Greater Twin Cities School-Based Mentoring Program
Creating Schoolwide Prevention and Intervention Strategies (Revised)
Disrupting School-Justice Pathways for Youth With Behavioral Health Needs
Restorative Justice Expansion in Dane County, Wisconsin.
Annual Report on School Safety, 1998
Development of a Standard Model for School Climate and Safety Assessment
Massachusetts Success Mentors Collaborative
Peer Group Connection: Expanding and Enhancing a Peer Group Mentoring and High School Transition Program
National Institute of Justice Releases School Safety Report
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has released "Summary of School Safety Statistics." This report provides data to support or dispel common perceptions related to school safety. Federal agencies, including the Departments of Education and Justice, and school safety experts collected the data reported in this publication. Topics addressed include school crime; school shootings and violence; traumatic events, such as bullying; and the...
Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
Bureau of Justice Statistics Releases 2016 School Crime and Safety Report
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in collaboration with the National Center for Education Statistics, has released "Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2016." This annual report provides the most recent data on school crime and student safety. The report contains 23 indicators of crime and safety at schools on topics including victimization at school, teacher injury, bullying and cyberbullying, school conditions...
Registration Open for School-Based Policing and School Safety Summit
The National Association of School Resource Officers will host the 2017 National Leadership Summit: School-Based Policing and School Safety in the 21st Century on May 8-9, 2017, in Hoover, AL. This event is designed to help law enforcement, school personnel, juvenile court judges, and stakeholders address school safety.
Resources:
Learn more and register to attend.
See OJJDP's Model Programs Guide to learn about programs promoting school safety.