FBI Resources on School and Campus Safety Issues
• The Department of Justice has compiled resources for assistance and information on school and campus safety issues. Also see our list of online resources on school violence.
• Our Criminal Justice Information Services division recently issued a synopsis of crime in schools and colleges, which is based on data reported to our Uniform Crime Reporting Program. The study, which has not yet been released, covers the five-year period from 2000 to 2004. The objective of the study was to examine the characteristics of offenders and arrestees involved in crimes at schools and colleges. For details, see Synopsis of Crime in Schools and Colleges
• FBI behavioral analyst Supervisory Special Agent Mary Ellen O'Toole last fall offered insights into school shootings. Read more
• The White House last September convened a Conference on School Safety.The resources deal with helping schools and communities prepare for and prevent school violence and cope with and respond to instances of violence. The list also includes statistics and research on school safety.
• The National Center for Education Statistics “Indicators of School Crime and Safety 2006” report covers topics such as victimization, fights, bullying, disorder, weapons, student perceptions of school safety, teacher injury, and drugs and alcohol. Indicators of crime and safety are compared across different population subgroups and over time.
Addendum :
Senate Committee Hearing: Security on America’s College Campuses
U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Date: 4/23/07
Witnesses Testimony, Panel 1
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The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, a Washington-based advocacy group for people with psychological disabilities, has released a ten page model policy for colleges and universities in dealing with students with mental-health problems.
See Chronicle of Higher Education posting “Advocacy Group Offers Guidelines for Campuses in Dealing With Students With Mental-Health Issues”
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