School violence is a significant social concern. To better understand its sources, a
comprehensive meta-analysis of the school violence and victimization literature was …

Zero tolerance as an approach to school safety has been around for almost 3 decades.
Despite widespread criticisms of zero tolerance policies, few empirical studies have …

Objectives: This article examines the influence of social context on punishment decisions. To
this end, we present a theoretical framework to identify outcomes that can occur when police …

The get-tough era in juvenile justice ushered in significant changes to how schools respond
to delinquency. One of the most visible changes has been the increasing presence of police …

School shootings are one of the most salient social problems in America. Most prior
research in this area has focused on identifying their causes and evaluating preventive …

Youth are more likely to succeed when they feel safe at school and have access to caring
relationships with adults. Systemic racism interrupts access to these assets. Within schools …

A dramatic transformation of school safety practices in American public schools has
occurred during the last four decades. Scholars have argued that exaggerated fears and …

Youth vaping is a concern and schools may use many approaches to discipline students
caught vaping at school. This study identified the prevalence of school staff seeing vaping in …

Objectives Youth vaping is a concern in Canada. While school-level policies influence
student behaviours, few studies have investigated the association between school vaping …

There are damaging outcomes when schools cannot execute effective school safety plans.
The problem is when teachers do not feel safe, effective instruction declines, student …