A longstanding divide between research and policy presents continuing problems for efforts
to advance science and to improve public safety. The situation leads to poorly designed and …

Recent data indicate that a majority of schools now have regular contact with law
enforcement officers, transforming the educational experience for hundreds of thousands of …

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 …

Objectives The over usage of exclusionary discipline to address school-based behaviors
remains a substantive concern given the linkage between school discipline (eg …

Abstract On April 20, 1999, two Columbine High School students started a shooting
rampage, ultimately killing 12 students and one teacher, wounding 21 victims, then …

This study used violent victimization data from the National Crime Victimization Survey
(1994–2018) to examine whether criminal justice interventions (ie reporting to the police and …

This study assessed the prevalence of weapon-related behaviors and experiences in
secondary schools in California, their intercorrelations, and predictors at the individual and …

Using a recent nationally representative sample of schools, this test of Minority Threat
Theory, which predicts greater use of punitive social controls in places with more people of …

In response to growing concerns over school violence, crime, and safety, schools continue
to implement school crime prevention and reduction policies and programs. Aside from the …

The presence of law enforcement officers in schools is more pronounced today than ever
before, altering the educational experiences of students nationwide. Although the benefits of …