Over the last 20 years, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers have consistently recognized the need for a comprehensive approach to school safety. Identifying the key components of a comprehensive approach and the ideal way to balance and implement those components, however, has proved challenging. To address this challenge, the National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ) Comprehensive School Safety Initiative (CSSI) awarded approximately $246 million in grants from 2014 to 2017 to support nearly 100 research projects on school safety. The initiative sought to advance knowledge on the root causes of school violence, support and evaluate programs for school safety, and develop a comprehensive approach to school safety. These CSSI projects examined and evaluated a wide range of school safety programs and practices (e.g., bullying prevention, threat assessment, school resource officers). To date, the initiative has produced more than 150 publications and several web-based resources. The volume of information produced is substantial. Reports and published articles summarized in this report were identified by NIJ staff. Additional research articles on school safety topics were identified by conducting a search for articles published by CSSI principal investigators and by examining the references noted in CSSI publications and other relevant research.
Balancing the Components of a Comprehensive School Safety Framework: Findings from NIJ’s Comprehensive School Safety Initiative Projects
NCJ Number
308735
Date Published
January 2025
Abstract
Date Published: January 1, 2025