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School Violence

School Security
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How Can the U.S. Do a Better Job of Keeping Kids Safe at School?
Rajeev Ramchand, Jessica Saunders, Heather L. Schwartz
Mar 26, 2018
Fox News Channel
Many proposals to improve school safety promote the use of technology, such as metal detectors and video cameras. How effective are these devices? The evidence is mixed.
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Sexual Assault
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Here's How a National Database Could Help Colleges Fight Sexual Assault
Coreen Farris, Kristie Gore
Mar 2, 2018
The Hill
At a moment of heightened awareness around sexual violence, America's colleges and universities have an opportunity to lead by example, through a commitment to full transparency about campus sexual assaults and openness to learning from each other's failures and successes.
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Childhood Bullying
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The Ghost of Bullying
Italo A. Gutierrez @ItaloGuti
May 31, 2017
El Comercio
The idea that bullying is experienced by only a few children and adolescents is false. Most cases are verbal, not physical, and victims tend to remain silent. Research has shown that bullying can have negative long-term effects on a person's life.
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Sexual Assault
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Focusing on Tallying the Number of Campus Sexual Assaults Can Make the Problem Worse
Radha Iyengar Plumb
Jan 6, 2017
Dallas Morning News
Accurate reporting of sexual violence is important. But counting and reporting assaults shouldn't be confused with polices that focus on making sure universities have the resources and support systems they need to help victims.
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Education Reform
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Rethinking Student Discipline and Zero Tolerance
Joie D. Acosta, Matthew Chinman, John Engberg, Catherine H. Augustine
Oct 14, 2015
Education Week
Restorative practices are an alternative to zero-tolerance school discipline policies. Rather than mandating prescribed punishments for specific misbehaviors, this more tailored approach aims to empower students.
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Childhood Trauma
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How Schools Can Help Students with Traumatic Stress
Oct 2, 2014
Schools are in a unique position to recognize traumatic stress in children. But first, adults throughout the school system -- including teachers, staff, administrators, school resource officers, and parents -- must be aware of the issue, know how to detect signs of trauma exposure, and create a supportive environment.
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United States
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The State of the Union 2013
Feb 13, 2013
The 2013 SOTU address will be remembered for its impassioned call for greater gun control just two months after Sandy Hook. But President Obama's second-term agenda can be characterized by its sheer breadth, reflecting the broad range of policy challenges facing the United States today.
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Gun Violence
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Firearms and Gun Control: Many Questions, Some Answers
Sarah Michal Greathouse, Brian A. Jackson, K. Jack Riley @K_Jack_Riley, Andrew R. Morral @AndrewMorral, Debra Knopman, Arthur L. Kellermann
Jan 17, 2013
The RAND Blog
President Obama's task force on gun violence has raised the stakes in the policy debate on gun control and policy in the wake of the recent shootings in Colorado and Connecticut. Some of RAND's top researchers share what is, and what isn't, known about firearms and gun control.
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Emergency Preparedness
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Responding to Newtown
Arthur L. Kellermann
Dec 26, 2012
Health Affairs Blog
Art Kellermann reviews what is known from broad outlines of the Newtown attack and past research on gun violence to offer some preliminary thoughts to the Obama Administration's task force and the public.
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Gun Violence
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Silencing the Science on Gun Research
Arthur L. Kellermann, Frederick P. Rivara
Dec 21, 2012
The Journal of the American Medical Association
The United States has long relied on public health science to improve the safety, health, and lives of its citizens. Perhaps the same straightforward, problem-solving approach that worked well in other circumstances can help the nation meet the challenge of firearm violence, writes Arthur Kellermann.
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Use 'Teachable Moments' to Save Young Lives
Jaana Juvonen
Mar 8, 2001
Los Angeles Times
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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