School safety and violence prevention : science, practice, policy
ISBN: 9781433829413
Platform/Publisher: PsycBOOKS / American Psychological Association,
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Chapter; Download: Chapter
Subjects: Schools; School violence; School environment; Schools; Violence; Bullying;

This timely book presents a data‑driven approach to preventing and responding to school violence. As school violence receives increasing attention across the nation, the application of scientific knowledge is critical. For maximum effectiveness, transdisciplinary teams should use school data, logic models, and theories of change to design, implement, and evaluate interventions. Collaboration among key stakeholders is also necessary to address both structural and systemic barriers to success with violence prevention.



With concrete methods for promoting safety in primary and secondary educational settings, this book will engage and

enable school faculty, counselors, administrators, and other partners to better understand areas of common interest and learn how to work together more effectively.

Matthew J. Mayer, PhD, is an associate professor at Rutgers University.

His published research includes analyzing national-level data, modeling

school violence processes, related school safety issues, cognitive behavioral

interventions, and methodological issues and evidence-based standards in

social-behavioral research. Dr. Mayer has led several transdisciplinary teams

in research journal special issues and book projects addressing school safety.

He is on the editorial board of Behavioral Disorders and the Journal of School

Violence and is an associate editor of School Psychology Quarterly. He led a

Capitol Hill briefing on school safety for the American Educational Research

Association and was on the association's task force on bullying prevention.



Shane R. Jimerson, PhD, is a professor at the University of California,

Santa Barbara. Dr. Jimerson is senior editor for international science for

School Psychology Quarterly, past president of the International School

Psychology Association, and president emeritus of Division 16 (School

Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. With more than

350 publications, including more than 25 books, his scholarship has provided

insights aimed at promoting the prosocial development and safety of all

students, with particular emphasis on science informing effective prevention,

preparedness, and intervention programs. He has contributed more than

300 presentations to diverse audiences across more than 25 countries.

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