Citation

Pollack I, Sundermann C. Juv. Justice 2001; 8(1): 13-20.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention)

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Abstract

More than anything else, the school shootings of recent years have taught us that school safety is not about any one method of con- trol: metal detectors, surveillance systems, or swift punishment. Nor is it about any single risk factor such as dysfunctional homes and inade- quate schools. We have learned that we cannot identify with certainty those students who, for reasons clear only to themselves, will assault their teachers and peers. We now understand that safe schools require broad-based efforts on the part of the entire community, including edu- cators, students, parents, law enforcement agencies, businesses, and faith-based organizations.