Description
Book SynopsisThis book delves deep into school culture and the school shooter. The authors generate a more comprehensive picture of school violence including the personal, interpersonal, and environmental factors that help to generate a school serial killer. The authors introduce new type of violence classification system, which includes “retributive violence” as well as a new tool for schools to use in preventing catastrophe. This book provides the foundation for building an Early Warning Violence Prevention and Detection System for schools. Through a new concept of reverse profiling, the authors widen the perspective on the multiple causes of school violence, moving away from a static trait cluster or profile perspective. Increased attention to the processes, patterns, cycles, and other decompensation trends is the key to identifying schools which are vulnerable to violence and potential perpetrators. Awareness can be the best tool in prevention.
Trade ReviewThis thoughtful book explores the complexity of violence and articulates a comprehensive approach to prevention. With a keen understanding of the intricacies of human behavior and organizational dynamics in schools, this is a valuable resource for educators. -- Amanda B. Nickerson, Ph.D., director, Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention, and associate professor, Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology, Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
This book offers insightful perspectives on a better understanding of the nature of youth violence, and it gives educators, parents, and community leaders a set of useful strategies that support the safety and success of all children. -- Ron Stephens, Ph.D., executive director, National School Safety Center
This book provides not only theory but a way for leaders to reflect on the processes and practices that need to be in place in their schools to create a proactive and coherent approach to school violence prevention. -- Pat Wright, executive director, New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Section One: Understanding Violence Chapter I: Defining the Problem Chapter II: Violence Re-defined Section Two: The Perpetrator Chapter III: Defining the School Shooter Chapter IV: The Psychosocial ‘Profile’ Chapter V: A Shooter’s Decline Chapter VI: Communication across the Hallway Section Three: School Culture and Violence Chapter VII: School Culture & Organizational Health Chapter VIII: Dimensions of Culture Chapter IX: The Retributionist’s Perception of School Culture Section Four: A New Paradigm Chapter X: Whole School Transformation Chapter XI: Constructive Differencing Chapter XII: The Roots of Profiling Chapter XIII: Reverse Profiling Chapter XIV: Conclusions and Summary
