Options for Restructuring the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act

Report with Background Papers and Focus Group Summary

Cover: Options for Restructuring the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act

This report contains all the outputs of a project undertaken to review the structure and performance of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSCA) and to assess options for strengthening it. As part of this study, a conference was held at which practitioners, researchers, and government officials considered the findings and conclusions presented in three commissioned papers, the proceedings of focus groups of knowledgeable practitioners in two school districts, and a review of the literature describing the program established by SDFSCA and its performance to date. This volume contains the executive summary of the study, the background paper prepared to provide information for the conference participants, a summary of the focus group discussions, and the commissioned papers.

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  • Print Format: Paperback
  • Paperback Pages: 194
  • List Price: $20.00
  • Paperback Price: $16.00
  • Paperback ISBN/EAN: 0-8330-3016-7
  • Document Number: MR-1328/1-EDU
  • Year: 2001
  • Series: Monograph Reports

Contents

  • Preface PDF

  • Options for Restructuring the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act PDF

  • Characteristics and Challenges of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: a Historical Analysis PDF

  • Focus Groups: Safe and Drug-Free Schools Programs PDF

  • A Quarter-Century's Experience with Sex, Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug Education in the Schools PDF

  • Knowledge, Democracy, and Evidence-Based Government PDF

  • Obstacles to Safe and Drug-Free Schools: Trapped Kids, Competing Curricula, and Scarce Guardians PDF

The research described in this report was performed under the auspices of RAND's Drug Policy Research Center.

This report is part of the RAND Corporation monograph report series. The monograph/report was a product of the RAND Corporation from 1993 to 2003. RAND monograph/reports presented major research findings that addressed the challenges facing the public and private sectors. They included executive summaries, technical documentation, and synthesis pieces.

The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors.

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