NCJ Number
36168
Date Published
1975
Length
0 pages
Annotation
A DOCUMENTARY INVESTIGATION OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE AND VANDALISM - CAUSES, EFFECTS, AND PROGRAMS FOR CHANGE IN ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH, AND HIGH SCHOOLS.
Abstract
THE FILM RECORDS SCENES SURROUNDING A TRAGIC MURDER ON A SCHOOL PLAYGROUND AND TWO QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLAR SCHOOL ARSON FIRES. STUDENTS (ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL), TEACHERS, PARENTS, ADMINISTRATORS, JUDGES, AND POLICE TALK ABOUT THE ATMOSPHERE OF FEAR AND HOSTILITY IN SCHOOLS AND THEN DEMONSTRATE WHAT CAN BE DONE TO BRING PEACE AND TRANQUILITY BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)