On April 20th, 1999 two high school students from Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado armed with a variety of firearms managed to kill 15 persons and injure many others in their school. Following this incident, a wave of bomb threats to schools throughout the country erupted and several adolescents and adults were arrested. Ten days following the incident we surveyed a total of 412 students from urban area high schools. All students have heard of the shooting, 80% felt sad about the incident, 90% felt hate for the shooters and sad for the victims. 3% felt indifferent and 3% liked or admired the shooters. 60% thought the shooters had help from others. In response to why did the shooters do it, the top factors included loneliness, fa...
In this study, a sample of 126 high school students in a large Appalachian high school were surveyed...
Regardless of the individuals involved in a shooting or the circumstances that gave rise to it, gunf...
PROBLEM: Youth violence research often focuses on risk factors arising from early familial interacti...
The rise of personal and mental issues in students has been accompanied by an increase in the number...
Across America, waves of violence within the school system have shocked and horrified American socie...
Across America, waves of violence within the school system have shocked and horrified American socie...
The calculated rampage of two boys has left four classmates and a teacher dead and 11 others wounded...
The frequent depiction of school violence in the media today has led some to believe that violence i...
Media commentators have suggested that recent school shootings were precipitated by social rejection...
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of violence prevention programs on the attitudes...
► A St. Louis student, 14, was stabbed at school. ► An Atlanta student 12 was shot at school by a fr...
There is limited, if any, prior research exploring the potential link between adolescents’ safety co...
There is limited, if any, prior research exploring the potential link between adolescents’ safety co...
The calculated rampage of two boys has left four classmates and a teacher dead and 11 others wounded...
PROBLEM: Youth violence research often focuses on risk factors arising from early familial interacti...
In this study, a sample of 126 high school students in a large Appalachian high school were surveyed...
Regardless of the individuals involved in a shooting or the circumstances that gave rise to it, gunf...
PROBLEM: Youth violence research often focuses on risk factors arising from early familial interacti...
The rise of personal and mental issues in students has been accompanied by an increase in the number...
Across America, waves of violence within the school system have shocked and horrified American socie...
Across America, waves of violence within the school system have shocked and horrified American socie...
The calculated rampage of two boys has left four classmates and a teacher dead and 11 others wounded...
The frequent depiction of school violence in the media today has led some to believe that violence i...
Media commentators have suggested that recent school shootings were precipitated by social rejection...
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of violence prevention programs on the attitudes...
► A St. Louis student, 14, was stabbed at school. ► An Atlanta student 12 was shot at school by a fr...
There is limited, if any, prior research exploring the potential link between adolescents’ safety co...
There is limited, if any, prior research exploring the potential link between adolescents’ safety co...
The calculated rampage of two boys has left four classmates and a teacher dead and 11 others wounded...
PROBLEM: Youth violence research often focuses on risk factors arising from early familial interacti...
In this study, a sample of 126 high school students in a large Appalachian high school were surveyed...
Regardless of the individuals involved in a shooting or the circumstances that gave rise to it, gunf...
PROBLEM: Youth violence research often focuses on risk factors arising from early familial interacti...