Preface -- 1. Looking at the problem of school violence -- 2. Statistics of school violence past and present -- 3. Profile of school shooter -- 4. Bullying : personal and cyberspace -- 5. Family violence : the seeds are planted early -- 6. Suicide : I kill, then I die -- 7. School crisis prevention and intervention -- 8. Postvention : supporting the school community after a school shooting -- 9. Safe schools -- 10. Crisis and corrective teaching for troubled youths -- 11. School curriculum : lessons for preventing school violence -- 12. School shootings and the media -- 13. Gangs : the families of crime -- 14. Personal stories -- 15. Resources : there is help after all! -- Epilogue -- References -- About the author.