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RESOURCES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
(SROs, Community Policing, Security Technology, etc.)

SRO Decision-Making Training Video http://schoolsafetynet.jhu.edu/carleycorp/

National School Safety and Security Services http://www.schoolsecurity.org/resources/nasro_survey_2002.html
This was the first known survey of school-based police officers on terrorism and school safety related issues. A total of 658 school resource officers returned the surveys which were administered and collected while they attended NASRO's annual convention in Palm Springs in July of 2002. A full report, including the full executive summary and a detailed section with individual question responses and graphics, may be downloaded from this site.

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/default.asp?Open=True&Item=315
COPS offers a variety of publications, products, and training opportunities to advance community policing and support its grant programs. This fact sheet outlines the requirements for applying for a grant to support a school safety program.

Guide for Preventing and Responding to School Violence http://www.theiacp.org/documents/pdfs/Publications/schoolviolence2.pdf
The purpose of this document is to present different strategies and approaches for members of school communities to consider when creating safer learning environments.

National Association of School Resource Officers http://www.nasro.org/home.asp
NASRO takes great pride in being the first and most recognized organization for law enforcement officers assigned at our school communities. A wide array of services and programs are available to assist members in developing the most effective program, for their community.

Community Policing, Schools and Mental Health http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/publications/factsheets/schoolviolence/FS-SV11.html
In an effort to establish more complete and valuable information to impact violence-related policies, programs, and practices, CSPV works from a multi-disciplinary platform on the subject of violence and facilitates the building of bridges between the research community and the practitioners and policy makers.

Community Policing Consortium http://www.communitypolicing.org/
The Community Policing Consortium is a partnership of five of the leading police organizations in the United States: the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), the National Sheriffs' Association (NSA), the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) and the Police Foundation.

Conflict Resolution for School Personnel: An Interactive School Safety Training Tool http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/194198.htm
This interactive CD-ROM produced by NIJ contains five modules (anger, threats, attacks with weapons, suicide, and weapons on campus) that are intended to aid school personnel in their responses to such potentially violent situations.

A Contingency Plan for School Campus Emergencies http://www.cde.ca.gov/healthykids/emergencyprepare.htm
Emergency procedures, or a "contingency plan," are an essential component of any school safety plan. The following information outlines emergency response procedures that can be tailored for individual school sites. Schools are encouraged to use this outline as a starting point in reviewing the adequacy of their own contingency plans.

Fostering School - Law Enforcement Partnerships http://www.safetyzone.org/pdfs/ta_guides/packet_5.pdf

Creating Schoolwide Prevention and Intervention Strategies http://www.safetyzone.org/pdfs/ta_guides/packet_1.pdf
Each NWREL guide provides administrators and classroom practitioners with a glimpse of how fellow educators are addressing issues, overcoming obstacles, and attaining success in key areas of school safety. These guidebooks will assist educators in obtaining current, reliable, and useful information on topics that should be considered as they develop safe school strategies and positive learning environments.

Maryland Association of School Resource Officers http://www.MASRO.com/
The Maryland Association of School Resource Officers (M.A.S.R.O.) is a Non-profit Organization formed to promote law related education and safety of students Membership is comprised of Police Officers, Probation Officers, School Administrators, School Counselors Parents and Teachers who care about maintaining safe schools in Maryland.

General Electric School Safety Case Studies http://www.geindustrial.com/ge-interlogix/solutions/education/case_studies.html

RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS

Responsible Classroom Management http://www3.uakron.edu/education/safeschools/class/class.html
This document outlines teaching behaviors through which a teacher shapes and maintains learning conditions that facilitate effective and efficient instruction resulting in a learning community.

You Can Handle Them All http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml

No Child Left Behind http://www.disciplinehelp.com/behindex/default.htm
This website outlines the goals and compliance requirements of the Bush Administration's comprehensive education legislation No Child Left Behind.

What is the Collaborative Classroom? http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/rpl_esys/collab.htm

Collaborative Learning Enhances Critical Thinking http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE/jte-v7n1/gokhale.jte-v7n1.html

School Discipline http://eric.uoregon.edu/publications/digests/digest078.html
School discipline has two main goals: (1) ensure the safety of staff and students, and (2) create an environment conducive to learning.

Cooperative Learning: Two Heads are Better Than One http://www.context.org/ICLIB/IC18/Johnson.htm
There are three basic ways students can interact with each other as they learn. They can compete to see who is "best"; they can work individualistically on their own toward a goal without paying attention to other students; or they can work cooperatively with a vested interest in each other's learning as well as their own. Cooperative and collaborative learning affords students enormous advantages not available from more traditional instruction because a group--whether it be the whole class or a learning group within the class--can accomplish meaningful learning and solve problems better than any individual can alone.

Kagan Cooperative Learning Research Rationale http://www.kaganonline.com/Research/index.html

National Association of School Psychologists http://www.nasponline.org/index2.html
The National Association of School Psychologists represents and supports school psychology through leadership to enhance the mental health and educational competence of all children.

No Bullies - Teachers http://www.no-bully.com/teachers.html

RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS

Educational Resources Information Center http://www.eric.ed.gov/
ERIC is a national information system funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to provide access to education literature and resources.

Preventing Bullying: A Manual for Schools and Communities http://www.cde.ca.gov/spbranch/ssp/bullymanual.htm
Research and experience suggest that comprehensive efforts that involve teachers and other school staff, students, parents and community members are likely to be more effective than purely classroom-based approaches. This website outlines the core elements that can prevent bullying and abusive behavior from flourishing in schools and actions/strategies that can diffuse current situations.

Are American Schools Safe: Students Speak Out: 1999 Scholl Crime Supplement http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2002331
This report presents the most recent information from students regarding school crime and violence. The data presented in the report are from the 1999 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey.

Model Policy: Prohibiting Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying on School Property, at School Sponsored Functions and School Busses http://www.nj.gov/njded/parents/bully.htm
A sample model policy for prohibiting harassment, intimidation, and bullying in school environments.

School Safety: What Can Educators Do? http://www.kysafeschools.org/ssweek/educatorhandout.pdf
The Top 10 Kentucky Center for School Safety Recommendations for educators.

Secret Service Safe Schools Initiative http://www.secretservice.gov/ntac_ssi.shtml
The findings from a 2002 Safe School Initiative study suggest that some school attacks may be preventable, and that students can play an important role in prevention efforts. Using the study findings, the Secret Service and Department of Education have modified the Secret Service threat assessment approach for use in schools - to give school and law enforcement professionals tools for investigating threats in school, managing situations of concern, and creating safe school climates.

National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities http://www.edfacilities.org/
NCEF's new web page on Safe School Facilities addresses those aspects of school buildings and grounds that help ensure the physical security of school occupants during natural disasters, accidents, and criminal acts and other man-made threats.

Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence http://www.hamfish.org/
The Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence provides information, research, and support to make schools safer for high achievement.

Center for the Prevention of School Violence http://www.cpsv.org
The Center for the Prevention of School Violence serves as a resource center and "think tank" for efforts that promote safer schools and foster positive youth development. The Center's efforts in support of safer schools are directed at understanding the problems of school violence and developing solutions to them.

American School Safety.Com http://www.americanschoolsafety.com/

Center for the Education of Students Placed at Risk http://www.csos.jhu.edu/crespar/index.htm
The Center for Research on the Education of Students at Risk (CRESPAR) was established in 1994 as a collaboration between Johns Hopkins University and Howard University. CRESPAR's mission is to conduct research, development, evaluation, and dissemination of replicable strategies designed to transform schooling for students who are placed at risk due to inadequate institutional responses to such factors as poverty, ethnic minority status, and non-English-speaking home background.

What You Need To Know About Drug Testing in Schools http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/drug_testing/index.html
This website and accompanying PDF document answers questions that students, parents, school officials, and other concerned individuals might have about the process for drug testing in schools. It explains, generally, what drug testing is all about, who pays for it, who does the testing, what it tells you about an individual's drug use, and - equally important - what testing for drugs does not tell you.

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS

Easing The Teasing: How Parents Can Help Their Children http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed431555.html
This website discusses different types of teasing, why children tease other children, and strategies for both parents and children to help them deal with teasing.

Bullying: Information for Parents and Teachers http://www.lfcc.on.ca/bully.htm
This is an excerpt from the second edition of A School-based Anti-violence Program, a complete resource package to get you and your school started on violence prevention, and to support system-wide implementation. First published in 1993, A.S.A.P. was significantly revised and updated in 1996.

National School Safety Center http://www.nssc1.org/
The National School Safety Center serves as an advocate for safe, secure and peaceful schools worldwide and as a catalyst for the prevention of school crime and violence. The Center identifies and promotes strategies, promising practices and programs that support safe schools for all students as part of the total academic mission.

National Center for Victims of Crime http://www.ncvc.org/
The National Center for Victims of Crime is the nation's leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims. The mission of the National Center for Victims of Crime is to forge a national commitment to help victims of crime rebuild their lives. We are dedicated to serving individuals, families, and communities harmed by crime.

After School Alliance http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/
The Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of afterschool programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children. As many as 15 million children have no place to go after the school bell rings. These children are more likely to be victims of crime or to participate in risky behaviors. Meanwhile, children in afterschool programs have improved grades, behavior and school attendance. They have important opportunities to learn and grow.

Kids Health http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/bullies.html
How to identify bullying behavior in your children and their friends.

Working Against Violence Everywhere http://www.waveamerica.com/wave.html

National PTA http://www.pta.org/
National PTA is the largest volunteer child advocacy organization in the United States. PTA is a leader in reminding our nation of its obligations to children.

Family Education.com http://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,24-9761,00.html

What Works: School Safety Strategies http://familyeducation.com/whatworks/item/nogroup-index/0,3002,1-9830,00.html?yi_home

RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS

i-SAFE America http://www.isafe.org/
i-SAFE America, Inc. is a non-profit foundation whose mission is to educate and empower youth to safely and responsibly take control of their Internet experiences. The goal of the i-SAFE program is to provide students with the awareness and knowledge they need in order to recognize and avoid dangerous, destructive, or unlawful behavior and to respond appropriately.

Safe Schools / Healthy Students http://safeschools.wcpss.net/
The purpose of this web site is to provide schools and community groups with information on how to create school climates that are safe and allow students to learn and grow to be productive citizens.

Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) http://www.nationalsave.org/
SAVE is a student driven organization. Students learn about alternatives to violence and practice what they learn through school and community service projects. As they participate in SAVE activities, students learn conflict management and mediation skills and the virtues of good citizenship, civility, and nonviolence.

Working Against Violence Everywhere http://www.waveamerica.com/wave.html

Safe From Harm: Bringing SARA to School http://www.asbj.com/security/contents/0300gavin.html

Hurt Free Schools http://www.hurt-free-character.com/

School Bullies and Bullying at School http://www.bullyonline.org/schoolbully/school.htm
School Bully OnLine, the child bullying and school bullying section of Bully OnLine provides insight and information on school-based bullying, including bullying done via advanced technologies like cell-phone text messaging.

Are America's Schools Safe: Students Speak Out: 1999 School Crime Supplement http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2002331
This report presents the most recent information from students regarding school crime and violence. The data presented in the report are from the 1999 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey.

School Safety and the Legal Rights of Students http://www.ericfacility.net/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed414345.html
This legal digest presents a brief review of recent Fourth Amendment decisions that affect the rights of students and the parameters of schools' authority to maintain a crime-free environment.

Student Pledge Against Gun Violence http://www.pledge.org/pledges/index.shtml
The Student Pledge Against Gun Violence is a national program that coordinates a Day of National Concern about Young People and Gun Violence, most recently observed on October 23, 2003.

Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) http://www.saddonline.com/
Originally, the mission of the SADD chapter was to help young people say "No" to drinking and driving. Today, the mission has expanded. SADD has become a peer leadership organization dedicated to preventing destructive decisions, particularly underage drinking, other drug use, impaired driving, teen violence and teen depression and suicide.

Stop Bullying Now! http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov
A game- and scenario-based website that allows kids to explore the issues of bullying in a safe environment. The team of adults who helped to develop this campaign worked very closely with members of a Youth Expert Panel made up of 9 through 13-year-olds who made sure the campaign reflected the "real life" impact of bullying in middle school and beyond.