Publications and Research
Document Type
Book Chapter or Section
Publication Date
2006
Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is threefold. First, the chapter summarizes what is known about the prevalence of violence and weapons in U.S. schools. Second, the chapter examines theories that bear on school violence and the empirical evidence linked to those theories. Third, the chapter looks at attempts to prevent school violence and, consequently, the suffering school violence causes.
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Comments
This chapter originally appeared in the Handbook of Workplace Violence, edited by E.K. Kelloway, J. Barling, & J.J. Hurrell, Jr. (2006).