School Violence: Causes, Consequences and Trauma-Informed Practices

The multifaceted construct of “school violence” includes a wide variety of acts, such as physical assault and battery, physical aggression, noncontact aggression (e.g., throwing things), broadly defined externalizing behavior, bullying, fighting, robbery, unwanted sexual contact, weapon possession, and verbal threats. Chapter 1 takes a comprehensive look at the research on the predictors and conse...