School Safety: Promising Initiatives for Addressing School Violence: HEHS-95-106

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on school-based violence prevention programs, focusing on: (1) four promising prevention programs; (2) the key characteristics typically associated with school-based violence prevention programs; and (3) federal evaluations of school-based violence prevention programs.

GAO found that: (1) the four school-based violence prevention programs reviewed all showed initial success in reducing fighting, gang membership, and court charges among students; (2) promising school-based violence prevention programs are typically characterized by a comprehensive approach, an early and long-term commitment, strong leadership and disciplinary policies, staff development, parental involvement, interagency and community partnerships, and a culturally sensitive and developmentally appropriate approach; (3) efforts are underway to identify successful approaches for curbing school violence; and (4) recent actions to increase federal agency collaboration could enhance efforts to identify promising programs and improve the sharing of expertise and resources.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1287208517
• ISBN13: 9781287208518
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Bibliogov
• Length: 50 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.4" x 9.7"