NCJ Number
171916
Date Published
1996
Length
21 pages
Annotation
This report is intended to serve as a model for the voluntary use by State and local education agencies interested in developing or improving their system for collecting data on school crime, violence, and discipline.
Abstract
The model was developed by a task force formed to describe State data collection systems and recommend to the States and to the National Center for Education Statistics a model set of definitions and a data system that could be implemented in a State or adapted for use in a school district. The report recommends two types of records for the data system: an incident record and a participant record. It also recommends that data be collected based on school year; that specific incidents be covered; and that information cover all incidents on school grounds, school transportation, and off-campus school sponsored events when a student is involved. Further recommendations are to report elements such as the presence of alcohol, drugs, or weapons; whether the incident is gang-related or motivated by hate; and whether the incident is reported to the police; and always to report the most serious of actions in an incident with several offenses. Charts and lists of definitions