School violence research topics list is intended to help readers develop an informed opinion about the issue of school violence and crime. If school violence is a major issue, what is the cause? Are out-of-control kids to blame? The media? Poor parenting? Weak gun control laws? A drug culture? Or something else entirely? This section provides information about the scope and extent of crime and violence on school and university campuses, including incidents involving shootings as well as property crimes, hate crimes, cybercrimes, sexual crimes, and more.
Key points made in this section include the following:
- School crime and violence is difficult to measure (readers will learn why).
- Violence and crime occur at all levels of schooling, from kindergarten through college.
- There is no specific “profile” of a perpetrator—even educators are sometimes violent against students.
- Perpetrators have different motives for different types of offenses, and criminological theory can help us understand these rationales.
- Responses to school crime and violence vary, and many have rarely been evaluated.
- There are a great deal of great resources available for youth, parents, educators, and the general reader who wants to know more, get involved, or get help.
The articles in this section are organized as a list of entries by topic is included for ease of research. School violence essay topics in form of discussion questions and activity ideas for teachers are included so that students can extend their understanding of school and campus crime and violence beyond what they read in the articles.
School Violence Research Topics List
School Violence Cases
- Auvinen, Pekka-Eric
- Bath, Michigan, School Bombing
- Baylor College Basketball Murder Case
- Beslan School Hostage Crisis
- Bias, Len
- Bishop, Amy
- Bosse, Sebastian
- Brazill, Nathaniel
- Brewer, Michael
- Carneal, Michael
- Columbine High School Massacre
- Coon, Asa
- Dann, Laurie
- DFLP Attack on Ma’alot School
- Dhein, Alaa Abu
- Duke University Lacrosse Team Sexual Assault Case
- Flores, Robert
- Gill, Kimveer
- Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Rape Incident
- Hamilton, Thomas
- Houston, Eric
- Kent State National Guard Shootings
- King, Lawrence
- Kinkel, Kip
- Kretschmer, Tim
- La Salle University Sex Scandal and Cover-up
- Lepine, Marc
- Lo, Wayne
- Loukaitis, Barry
- Lu, Gang
- Northern Illinois University Shooting
- Northwestern High School Sex Scandal
- Odighizuwa, Peter
- Owens, Dedrick
- Pennington, Douglas
- Poulin, Robert
- Prince, Phoebe
- Purdy, Patrick
- Ramsey, Evan
- Roberts, Charles
- Saari, Matti
- Solomon, T. J.
- Spencer, Brenda
- Spur Posse
- Steinhauser, Robert
- Treacy, Wayne
- Virginia Tech Massacre
- Weise, Jeff
- Whitman, Charles
- Wimberly, Teah
- Woodham, Luke
- Wurst, Andrew
School Violence Correlates and Prevalence
- Child Abuse and School Violence
- ADHD and School Violence
- Alcohol and School Violence
- Fear of School Violence
- Free Speech and School Violence
- Mental Illness and School Violence
- Muslims and School Violence
- Parents and School Violence
- Prescription Drugs and School Violence
- School Violence and School Climate in College
- School Violence and School Climate in High School
- Social Networking and School Violence
- Technology and Campus Crime and Violence
- Video Games and School Violence
School Violence Court Cases
- Board of Ed. of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls
- Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education
- Goss v. Lopez
- New Jersey v. T.L.O.
- Safford Unified School District #1 v. Redding
- Tinker v. Des Moines School District
- Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton
Global Comparison of School Violence
- Africa and School Violence
- Asia and School Violence
- Canada and School Violence
- European Union and School Violence
- Latin America and School Violence
- Middle East and School Violence
- South America and School Violence
Measuring School Violence
Media and School Violence
- Bowling for Columbine
- Fiction and School Violence
- Journals Devoted to School Violence
- Marilyn Manson
- Moral Panics and Campus Violence
- Moral Panics and High School Violence
- Movies and School Violence
- Music and School Violence
- Natural Born Killers
School Violence-Related Organizations
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Central Asia Institute (CAI)
- Crime Stoppers
- Do Something
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Human Rights Watch
- National School Safety Center
- National Threat Assessment Center
- National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
- Ophelia Project
- Peace and Justice Studies Association
- Safe Schools/GLSEN
- Save the Children
- Security on Campus, Inc.
- Southern Poverty Law Center
- Stop Bullying Now
- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Justice
- Youth Crime Watch of America
School Violence Prevention
- Athletes and School Violence Prevention
- Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancements and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA) Program
- Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)
- Educational Programs and Training, College
- Educational Programs and Training, High School
- Expect Respect
- Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.)
- Honor Codes
- Human Rights Education
- Mentoring and School Violence
- Peace Education, College
- Peace Education, High School
Responses to School Violence
- Adult Trials for Juveniles
- Anger Management
- Anonymous Tip Lines
- Arts-Based Programs
- Bullying Laws
- Clery Act
- Comprehensive Crime Control Act
- Conflict Resolution/Peer Mediation
- Corporal Punishment
- Dress Codes
- Drug Testing
- Emergency Response Plans
- Gun Control Legislation
- Hazing Laws
- In loco parentis
- Metal Detectors
- No Child Left Behind Act
- Parens patriae
- Police and Surveillance, College
- Police and Surveillance, High School
- Policies and Campus Violence Laws
- Public Health Approach
- Punitive Responses, College
- Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP)
- Restorative Justice
- Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
- School-to-Prison Pipeline
- Search and Seizure, High School
- Technological Responses, High School
- Technology and Campus Crime and Violence
- Teen Courts
- Youth Activism
- Zero-Tolerance Laws
Theories of School Violence
- Biological Theories
- Choice Theories
- Conflict Theories
- Control Theories
- Gender-Related Theories
- Integrated Theories
- Labeling Theories
- Social Learning Theories
- Social Structure Theories
Types of School Violence
- Athletes and Crime and Violence, College
- Athletes and Crime and Violence, High School
- Bullycide
- Bullying in College
- Bullying in High School
- Crime and Violence in Private Secondary Schools
- Cyber-offenses in College
- Cyber-offenses in High School
- Dating Violence in College
- Dating Violence in High School
- Drug Offenses in College
- Drug Offenses in High School
- School Violence in Elementary Schools
- Gambling and School Violence
- Gangs and School Violence
- Gender and College Violence
- Gender and High School Violence
- Hate Crimes in College
- Hazing in College
- Hazing in High School
- School Violence in Middle Schools
- Professor-Perpetrated Crime and Violence
- Property Crimes in College
- Property Crimes in High School
- Race and School Violence
- Religion and School Violence
- Rural School Violence
- Sexual Assault Crimes in College
- Sexual Assault Crimes in High School
- Sexual Harassment and School Violence
- Sexual Orientation and Violence in College
- Sexual Orientation and Violence in High School
- Suburban School Violence
- Suicide in College
- Suicide in High School
- Systemic and Structural Violence in College
- Systemic and Structural Violence in High School
- Teacher-Perpetrated Violence in High School
- Victimless Offenses in College
- Victimless Offenses in High School
- Violent Nonsexual Crimes in College
- Violent Nonsexual Crimes in High School
It is true that certain types of crime and violence in and around school and university campuses occur with regularity. But, instead of the extreme cases involving an armed gunman (and the rare female shooter), the greatest risk actually stems from the more mundane property crime. Additionally, dating violence, race-related offenses, and other forms of harassment are commonplace in educational institutions. Technology has worsened the situation, with rates of cyber-offenses strikingly high, although accurate statistics on this phenomenon are difficult to find. Further, when drug and alcohol use and abuse are included in the picture, we see that not only is crime and violence in and around schools an issue of concern, but one that most people have misunderstood. Many times, stereotypes and misconceptions prevent us from recognizing, and thus appropriately responding to, other forms of crime and violence.
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