NCJ Number
181069
Journal
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Volume: 567 Issue: Special Issue Dated: January 2000 Pages: 16-29
Editor(s)
Alan W. Heston
Date Published
2000
Length
14 pages
Annotation
In the analysis of school violence, there is a tendency for commentators to define the scope of the problem narrowly, and they typically focus on interpersonal violence between students or by students toward teachers.
Abstract
The author argues not only that the complexity of this issue defies such a simplistic framework but also that dealing with the problem at that level does not go far enough because it fails to address the wider context of school violence. What is needed is an integrated, multilevel definition of the problem that will lead to a multilevel causal analysis and a comprehensive policy response that takes into account the full range of constitutive elements. The first stage of such an approach is outlined in an effort to define the nature and scope of the problem of school violence. 27 references