Applying science to violence prevention

Article Abstract:

There are many curricula designed to prevent violence among schoolchildren but school boards should be careful to purchase only those packages with proven track records. One such elementary school curriculum was evaluated in a 1997 study. The children who went through the curriculum exhibited fewer aggressive behaviors and more social behaviors. However, the school administration must support the use of these programs, teachers must find the time to teach them and teachers should also receive adequate instruction in the curriculum.

Editorial, Prevention, Curricula, Elementary schools, Violence in children, Child violence

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Recent Trends in Violence-Related Behaviors Among High School Students in the United States

Article Abstract:

Young people are engaging in fewer violence-related behaviors such as carrying guns to school and fighting. Researchers analyzed data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveys from 1991, 1993, 1995, and 1997. Between 1991 and 1997, the percentage of students dropped 14%, the percentage injured in a fight dropped 20%, and the percentage who carried a gun dropped 30%. These declines are consistent with the decline in the crime rate and the number of homicides that occurred during that time.

Behavior, High school students, Violence

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School-Associated Violent Deaths in the United States, 1994-1999. (Original Contribution)

Article Abstract:

A total of 253 people were killed while attending or traveling to and from school between 1994 and 1999. Sixty-eight percent were students and multiple-victim events were more common in the late 1990s. Perpetrators were more likely to have been bullied or have been suicidal than victims.

United States, Homicide, School violence

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