| SIP-BENCH 2: Benchmarking of parental control tools for the online protection of children. The objective of this study is to help parents to choose the most appropriate parental control tool that best fits their needs. This will be done by means of an expert assessment of products, tools and services that allow users to control children's access to inappropriate content online. As a result of each benchmarking cycle, a ranking list will be produced to help end users (notably parents) in the decision making process. The project will review parental control tools in 6- monthly cycles until the end of 2012 and results will be public. (Europe) |
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| EU Kids Online II: EU Kids Online II: Enhancing knowledge regarding European children's use, risk and safety online. EU Kids Online II aims to strengthen the knowledge base regarding children’s and parents’ experiences and practices of risk and safety in their use of the internet and new online technologies in Europe. (Europe) |
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| CriminalJusticeDegree.com is a non-profit site created to promote better understanding of the field of criminal justice as well as provide an unbiased source where students can see the many accredited schools which offer criminal justice degrees....(US) |
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| Fight Crime: Invest in Kids. "...America must cut the pipeline that funnels young people into lives of crime and violence. We take a hard-nosed look at research on what keeps kids from becoming criminals and put that information in the hands of policy-makers and the public... (US) |
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| "..Between the years of 2006 to 2008, a group of several educational and training entities develop an ambitious project aimed to face bullying phenomenon through a set of innovative measures developed from a transnational approach. The project titled Comparative analysis on methods successfully applied in the fight against bullying: training of trainers is financed by European Commission.." (Europe) |
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| "..It is now widely accepted that bullying is prevalent in all schools; that it is extremely harmful to the health, well-being and the academic progress of a substantial minority of students; and, moreover, actions taken by the school and by parents can significantly reduce its occurrence. Growing community concern about violence and peer victimisation has led, in some states, to governments insisting that schools take action to reduce bullying. Schools want to know how to respond.." (Australia) |
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| "..The profile of the gun-toting student in a trench coat is just one of the myths about the rare but murderous attacks in the nation’s schools. Here are 10 myths about school shootings. .." (US) |
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| "..Systematic international research has shown school bullying to be a frequent and serious public health problem. But psychologists are using this research to develop bullying prevention programs that are being implemented in schools around the world..." (US) |
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| “I’ve seen for myself the devastating impact that bullying has on children with autism. Every child with autism has the right to feel safe and secure at school. We need to act now to make this a reality.” Professor Sir Al Aynsley-Green, Children’s Commissioner for England - (UK) |
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| "...The International Bullying Prevention Association welcomes you to join us as we work together to take research-based best practices into our countries, schools and communities, to make our world a more welcoming and safer place for all..." (US) |
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| "...In this report, Human Rights Watch documents attacks on the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth who are subjected to abuse on a daily basis by their peers and in some cases by teachers and school administrators. Gay youth spend an inordinate amount of energy plotting how to get safely to and from school, how to avoid the hallways when other students are present so they can avoid slurs and shoves, how to cut gym class to escape being beaten up-in short, how to become invisible so they will not be verbally and physically attacked..." (US) |
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| "..Over the last year, the Safe Communities ~ Safe Schools initiative launched a statewide 63-county effort to help create safe schools and safe communities. The initiative seeks to develop an understanding of youth violence in Colorado and promote effective solutions to address the challenge of youth violence in our communities. As part of this effort, over 60 youth violence prevention forums have been held throughout Colorado. This report sets forth the recommendations of the Colorado Attorney General, The Colorado Trust, and the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado at Boulder..." (US) |
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"..COASTKID. Sonia Sharp,
an expert on bullying, said in a speech for
Brighton and Hove Education Authority. 1 in 2 students experience occasional bullying during any school term; 1 in 4 students in primary school are bullied more than once or twice at least in any term (so they are more than twice as likely to be bullied as those in secondary schools); 1 in 10 in secondary school are bullied more than once or twice at least in any term (some research says one third of secondary students are bullied during the course of the school year); and 1 in 10 primary aged students are persistently and frequently bullied - possibly every day..." (UK) |
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| "...NSPCC. Key child protection statistics (December 2007). 31% of children experienced bullying by their peers during childhood, a further 7% were discriminated against and 14% were made to feel different or 'like an outsider'. 43% experienced at least one of these things during childhood..." (UK) |
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| Report on State/Territory Implementation of the Gun-Free Schools Act - School Year 1999-2000 “ …..The Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA) requires that each state or territory receiving federal funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) have a state law that requires all local educational agencies (LEAs) in the state or territory to expel from school for at least one year any student found bringing a firearm to school. State laws must also authorize the LEA chief administering officer to modify any such expulsion on a case-by-case basis. In addition, the GFSA states that it must be construed so as to be consistent with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)……..” (US) 146 pages |
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| Issues in Juvenile Psychopathy. The impressive body of research supporting the construct of psychopathy in the assessment of adult offenders (Hare, 1991; Salekin et al. 1996) has incited great interest in measuring psychopathy in children and adolescents (Seagrave & Grisso, 2002). The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R, Hare, 1991) has been well-established as the gold standard for measuring psychopathy in adults (Edens, Skeem, Cruise, & Cauffmann, 2001), and the more recent Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV; Forth, Kosson, & Hare, 2003) is emerging as the prime candidate for assessing juvenile psychopathy traits (Forth & Mailloux, 2000)... |
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| Bullying study focuses on gifted students: Purdue University researchers say bullying of gifted students is an overlooked problem that leaves many such students emotionally shattered. (US) 1 page |
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| Irish Government urged to develop anti-bullying strategy The Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) is calling on the Irish Government to develop a national strategy to combat homophobic bullying. It comes as a new survey reveals evidence of homophobic bullying in 80% of secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland. The Dublin City University study finds over 40% of teachers do not know how to deal with this form of verbal and physical abuse. Eoin Collins of GLEN is asking the Minister for Education to take immediate action to tackle this problem. (Ireland) May '06 | |
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| Knife Crime Facts UK - The many recent high profile fatal stabbings that have dominated the media, have raised public awareness of the UK' s growing knife culture. Most people seem to agree with the government, police and other law enforcement agencies, that it's time to act to stamp out the growing menace of knife crime. Which is why recently launched initiatives such as "Operation Blunt" (Metropolitan Police) and "Operation Shield" (British Transport Police) are generally welcomed.... |
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| Heads 'want police knife checks': Six out of 10 head teachers want police to enter schools to prevent children taking drugs and carrying weapons, a survey suggests. The Guardian, which spoke to 829 heads, found 50% of those working in secondary schools had seen a pupil carrying a knife during the past year. The National Association of Head Teachers said fully trained police, not school staff, should carry out checks.... |
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| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Anti Bullying Resource Paper. Including links to many useful websites (US) - 4 pages |
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| The Center for Violence Prevention and Control (CVPC) is an academic research center dedicated to the development and facilitation of interdisciplinary collaboration in research and graduate education efforts that can ultimately affect the prevention and control of violence...(US) |
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| School deaths, school shootings, and high-profile incidents of school violence. For purposes of this monitoring report, school-related violent deaths are homicides, suicides, or other violent, non-accidental deaths in the United States in which a fatal injury occurs.. (US) |
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| Manifesto against Bullying – 2005–2007– binding cooperation for an improved learning and childhood environment. The first Manifesto against Bullying was signed on 23 September 2002. By signing it the parties pledged to work towards a common vision of zero tolerance for bullying. This was an ambitious goal, but so it should and must be. Bullying must not take place! If children and young people feel bullied or harassed, adults must intervene. (Norway) 12 pages |
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| Every day parents are sending their children into the violent world of the Internet unprepared. Our focus on all of the good that comes from the Internet has to be sidetracked. We watch the news’ broadcasts about sexual predators meeting teens online and then arranging to meet them in person—and not to chat! ..... |
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A new report entitled “The State of School Safety in American Schools 2004-2005” speaks of sexual assault, violent cliques and violent parents as commonplace in the nations schools. The report was developed by the SERAPH Research team of SERAPH.net a group composed of educators and crime researchers. The team used interviews with 1,520 educators, 925 law enforcement officials and numerous scientific studies to create a detailed assessment of problems facing American schools. “The issue of school safety affects everyone in society. Juvenile crime, domestic violence, poverty are all tied to school safety issues. The report will provide factual information to the public so that they can understand the complexity of the problem and provide information to legislators so that they can assist schools in preventing and managing school safety issues.” The report is available online.... |
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