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1 online resource (183 pages). |
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Palgrave pivot
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Palgrave pivot.
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| Summary |
By examining averted school rampage incidents, this work addresses problematic gaps in school violence scholarship and advances existing knowledge about mass murder, violence prevention, bystander intervention, threat assessment, and disciplinary policy in school contexts. Deadly school rampage shootings continue to plague society and inspire widespread fear, yet scant attention has been paid to averted incidents. Utilizing in-depth interviews conducted with officials directly involved in averting potential school rampages, this book explores the processes by which threats are assessed and school rampage plots are averted. By examining these averted incidents, this work addresses problematic gaps in school violence scholarship and advances existing knowledge about mass murder, violence prevention, bystander intervention, threat assessment, and disciplinary policy in school contexts. |
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"Madfis has made a masterful contribution to our understanding of school rampage shootings. His new book provides not only a conceptual overview but also a practical guide for the assessment and prevention of school violence.' - Jack Levin, Co-Director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict at Northeastern University, USA, and co-author of Extreme Killing: Understanding Serial and Mass Murder "The Risk of School Rampage makes a major contribution to our understanding of how school violence schemes are developed and provides insight about core recurring themes in the planning of rampage violence across a range of cases."--Stuart Henry, Professor of Criminal Justice and Director of the School of Public Affairs, San Diego State University, USA "On the subject of assessing and preventing acts of extreme violence in schools, this book sets the standard as the forefront of rigorous knowledge. This book is essential reading for anyone with the desire to understand evenhanded social scientific perspectives on the risks and prevention of school rampages."--Glenn W. Muschert, Professor of Sociology, Criminology, and Social Justice Studies, Miami University, USA |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Assessing the Substance and Risk of Student Rampage Threats -- Confidence and Doubts about Assessing Averted Rampage Violence -- Preventing School Rampage Violence through Student Bystander Intervention and Positive School Environments -- Summary of Findings, Policy Implications, and Future Research -- Methodological Appendix. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
School violence -- Prevention.
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School violence -- Prevention. |
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School shootings -- Prevention.
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School shootings. |
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General. |
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions. |
| ISBN |
9781137399281 |
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1137399287 |
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9781137401656 |
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