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Hot Topic: School Violence

Pearl High School, Mississippi. Heath High School, West Paducah, Kentucky. Westside Middle School, Jonesboro, Arkansas. Columbine High School, Littleton, Colorado. Santana High School, Santee, California. Red Lake High School, Minnesota. Nickel Mines Amish School, Pennsylvania. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia.

Labeled the deadliest shooting in recent United States history, the massacre at Virginia Tech is only the latest in a regrettably long string of school shootings. Once again, the tandem issues of violence and security on school campuses have been brought to the forefront of discussion. Below you'll find books, articles and websites that help answer lingering questions about the nature of mass shootings, how we can cope with such events, and what steps can be taken to prevent similar tragedies in the future.

See Jane hit : why girls are growing more violent and what we can do about it
James Garbarino.
New York : Penguin Press, 2006.
303.60835/GARBARINO

Violence in America's schools: understanding, prevention, and responses
R. Murray Thomas.
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2006.
371.782/THOMAS

College of the overwhelmed : the campus mental health crisis and what to do about it
Richard Kadison, Theresa Foy DiGeronimo.
1st ed., San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2004 378.19713/KADISON

The bully, the bullied, and the bystander : from pre-school to high school : how parents and teachers can help break the cycle of violence
Barbara Coloroso.
1st ed., New York : HarperResource, c2003. 371.782/COLOROSO

Kids and violence : the invisible school experience
Catherine N. Dulmus, Karen M. Sowers, Editors.
Binghamton, NY : Haworth SocialWork Practice Press, c2004.
371.782/KIDS

Lost boys : why our sons turn violent and how we can save them
James Garbarino.
New York : Free Press, c1999.
303.60835/GARBARINO

The Anatomy of Violence. Begley, Sharon; Underwood, Anne; Carmichael, Mary. Newsweek, April 30, 2007 Vol. 149 Issue 18, p40-43, 4p, 3c, 1bw; (AN 24834402) (MasterFILE Premier)

Why They Kill. (cover story) Kluger, Jeffrey; Kiviat, Barbara; Park, Alice; Sayre, Carolyn. Time, April 30, 2007, Vol. 169 Issue 18, p54-59, 6p, 2c; (AN 24801485) (MasterFILE Premier)

Academic quandary: how to help students, avert violence / Campuses often have a protocol for spotting ominous behavior - but no plan of action; [4 STAR , 0 Edition] Mike Tolson, Terri Langford, Thomas Korosoc. Houston Chronicle. Houston, Tex.: April 22, 2007. ; p. 1 (Proquest Newspapers)

Mass shootings part of American life Matt Crenson. Sunday Gazette - Mail. Charleston, W.V.: April 22, 2007. ; p. 7.A (Proquest Newspapers)

Societal shift, deadly arms a toxic mix for troubled; [Sunrise Edition] Larry Bingham. The Oregonian. Portland, Or.: April 22, 2007. ; p. A.1 (Proquest Newspapers)

Why they kill; [HOME EDITION] James Alan Fox. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif.: April 17, 2007. ; p. A.21 (Proquest Newspapers)

They Threaten, Seethe and Unhinge, Then Kill in Quantity; RAMPAGE KILLERS -- First of four articles: A Statistical Portrait Ford Fessenden. UNew York Times (Late Edition (East Coast)) New York, N.Y.: April 9, 2000. ; p. 1.1 (Proquest Newspapers)

A Time Line of Recent Worldwide School Shootings
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0777958.html

Statistics on crimes at over 6000 postsecondary education institutions in the United States from the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) of the United States Department of Education.
http://www.ope.ed.gov/security/

Data on school (K-12) crime and safety from the National Center for Education Statistics.
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/crimeindicators/

Resources for parents, educators and the media about child traumatic stress from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network.
http://www.nctsnet.org

Talking to Kids About School Violence. Tips for parents and school professionals from the New York University Child Study Center.
http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/talking_kids_about_school_violence

Resources for preventing youth violence from the United States Department of Justice.
http://www.usdoj.gov/whatwedo/whatwedo_pyv.html