School safety
Message From the Acting Administrator: Preventing Bullying and Hate Crimes
October 2021
Series
OJJDP Acting Administrator Chyrl Jones discusses Bullying Prevention Month and highlights OJJDP's efforts to help keep young people safe at home and at school.
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Bureau of Justice Assistance Releases School Violence Prevention Solicitation - Deadline Extended
Deadlines have been extended for the STOP School Violence Grant Program.
Bureau of Justice Statistics Releases 2020 School Crime and Safety Report
The Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Center for Education Statistics have released the Report on Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2020.
Bureau of Justice Assistance Releases School Violence Prevention Solicitation
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has released its FY 2021 Preventing School Violence: BJA's STOP School Violence Program solicitation.
Anonymous Reporting Systems to Prevent School Violence
On May 12, 2021, at 1 p.m. ET, the National Sheriffs' Association School Safety Committee with support from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services will host the “Anonymous Reporting Systems” webinar.
This webinar aims to help schools identify potential violence and suicidal threats using anonymous reporting systems. Join in to learn leading practices for anonymous reporting systems and options for selecting a program.
RESOURCES:
- See OJJDP's Model Programs Guide to learn about programs promoting school safety.
- View the federal school...
Learn How to Assess Student Behavior Threats in Schools
Sign up for the "Behavior Threat Assessment and Management" webinar presented by the National Sheriffs' Association School Safety Committee on April 20, 2021, at 2 p.m. ET.
This free webinar aims to help schools and law enforcement evaluate threatening student behavior and manage potential risk. Learn how schools and law enforcement can work together to establish a behavior threat assessment and management team to successfully intervene...
Webinar to Discuss Study on Averting Targeted School Violence
Learn about and register for this March 30 webinar.
The Importance of Working with School Resource Officers
February 2021
Held on February 3, 2021 by OJJDP's NTTAC in conjunction with the National District Attorneys Association, this webinar provided an overview of the importance of School Resource Officers and also included real-life examples of existing relationships and policies that help to achieve these goals.
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OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2020
Date Published
October 2020
Series
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Newsletter,
News and Announcement,
Grants and Funding
Agencies
OJJDP
Building Community Collaboration for School Safety
This program provides training and technical assistance using evidence-based practices used to address youth violence and victimization, violence reduction, delinquency prevention, and accountability.
Quality of School-Based Prevention Programs: Results from a National Survey
Date Published
February 2002
Publication Type
Survey
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored
Gang Involvement and Delinquency in a Middle School Population
Date Published
June 2002
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored
School Climate, Student Engagement, and Academic Achievement: A Latent Variable, Multilevel Multi-Informant Examination
Date Published
November 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored
Schools as Communities: The Relationships Among Communal School Organization, Student Bonding, and School Disorder
Date Published
August 2003
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored
School Policies and Legal Issues Supporting Safe Schools (Revised)
Date Published
September 2007
Publication Type
Handbook
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Recognizing Gang Activity in Schools
July 2020
This webinar held on September 20, 2019 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the National Gang Center presents formal and informal techniques to recognize signs of gang activity in a school setting.
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OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2020
Date Published
June 2020
Series
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material,
Technical Assistance,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Newsletter,
Grants and Funding
Agencies
OJJDP