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School Safety - Related Resources

This section contains examples of nationally recognized agencies and organizations that provide services or information.

American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
Founded in 1865, AASA is the professional organization for more than 13,000 educational leaders. AASA's mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality public education for all children. The four major focus areas for AASA are:

• Improving the condition of children and youth.
• Preparing schools and school systems for the 21st century.
• Connecting schools and communities.
• Enhancing the quality and effectiveness of school leaders.

Anti-Bullying Network
Based at the School of Education of the University of Edinburgh, the Network seeks to bring together a range of developments which contribute to a positive learning environment, enhancing achievement. The anti-bullying strategies being developed in schools teach children important lessons about things such as empathy, assertiveness, rights and responsibilities. They also encourage openness, honesty, self-esteem and a respect for others.

Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center
The Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center (API Center) is a collaborative effort of the University of Hawaii and the National Council on Crime and Delinquency. The ultimate goal of the API Center is to prevent and reduce youth violence among the API population and enable communities to create safe and healthy environments.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America
The goal of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens. Boys & Girls Clubs provide safe places to learn and grow; ongoing relationships with caring, adult professionals; life-enhancing programs and character development experiences; hope, and opportunity.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF): School Safety
The ATF School Violence/Safe School Resources Web site provides a list of resources that provide training or programs related to school safety.

Campus Safety Resources
This section of the NCJRS Web site features resources on responses to campus crime and services for victims.

Campus Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool Web site
The Campus Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool Web site is produced by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education and was designed to provide rapid customized reports for public inquiries relating to campus crime data.

Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice
The mission of the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice is to support and promote increased national attention to the development and adjustment of children who have serious emotional disturbance or who are at risk of developing it. To achieve that goal, the Center is dedicated to a policy of collaboration at the Federal, State, and local levels that contributes to and facilitates the production, exchange, and use of knowledge about effective practices.

Center for the Prevention of School Violence
Established in 1993, the Center serves as a primary resource for dealing with the problem of school violence. The Center focuses on ensuring that schools are safe and secure so every student can attend a school that is free of fear and conducive to learning.

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Center for Safe Schools
The Center for Safe Schools was established in 1988 to provide technical assistance in reducing the spread of violence in schools and communities, public and government agencies, and at-risk youth.

ChildStats.gov
ChildStats.gov offers easy access to Federal and State statistics and reports on children and their families. It includes information on population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.

Children's Safety Network
The Children's Safety Network National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center is located at Education Development Center, Inc., in Newton, MA. The Center provides resources and technical assistance to maternal and child health agencies and other organizations that seek to reduce unintentional injuries and violence to children and adolescents.

Common Sense About Kids and Guns
Common Sense About Kids and Guns is a public education organization dedicated to providing all adults with the necessary information to empower them to protect their children.

Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
CCSSO is a nationwide, nonprofit organization composed of public officials who lead the departments responsible for elementary and secondary education in the states, the US extra-state jurisdictions, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense Education Activity. In representing the chief education officers, CCSSO works on behalf of the state agencies that serve pre K-12 students throughout the nation.

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Educators for Social Responsibility
Educators for Social Responsibility's mission is to make the teaching of social responsibility a core practice in education so young people will develop the convictions and skills needed to shape a safe, sustainable, democratic, and just world.

Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids is a national, bipartisan, nonprofit anti-crime organization of more than 3,000 police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors, other law enforcement leaders and violence survivors.

Hamilton Fish Institute
The Hamilton Fish Institute serves as a national resource to test the effectiveness of school violence prevention methods and to develop more effective strategies. The Institute's goal is to determine what works and what can be replicated to reduce violence in America's schools and their communities.

Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior
The Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior works to empower schools and social service agencies to address violence and destructive behavior-at the point of school entry and beyond-to ensure safety and facilitate the academic achievement and healthy social development of children and youth.

KidsPeace
KidsPeace gives children and their families peace through the Nation's most comprehensive range of mental and behavioral health treatment programs, crisis intervention services, and public education initiatives. KidsPeace, a private, not-for-profit organization, helps families help their kids anticipate and avoid crises whenever possible.

National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
The mission of NAESP is to lead in the advocacy and support for elementary and middle level principals and other education leaders in their commitment to all children.

National Association of School Psychologists
The mission of the National Association of School Psychologists is to promote educationally and psychologically healthy environments for all children and youth by implementing research-based, effective programs that prevent problems, enhance independence, and promote optimal learning. This is accomplished through state-of-the-art research and training, advocacy, ongoing program evaluation, and caring professional service.

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National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO)
The mission of NASRO is to break down the barriers between law enforcement and youth by establishing better communication about the legal system. All NASRO instructors are both current School Resource Officers and certified law enforcement instructors who are experienced in training school-based police officers. NASRO is recognized as the leading training institution and certification program for school-based police liaison programs worldwide.

National Association of School Safety and Law Enforcement Officers (NASSLEO)
NASSLEO works with school administrators throughout the United States and Canada to assure a safe environment in which teachers can teach and children can learn. NASSLEO members provide expertise to assist school districts in implementing comprehensive strategies to support the goals of the educational setting. They provide safe havens in which every student can achieve their individual academic potential.

National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
The mission of NASSP is to promote excellence in school leadership. To this end, NASSP provides members with a wide variety of programs and services to assist them, including administration, supervision, curriculum planning, and effective staff development.

National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
NASBE represents State and territorial boards of education. NASBE's principal objectives include strengthening State leadership in educational policymaking, promoting excellence in the education of all students, advocating equality of access to educational opportunity, and ensuring continued citizen support for public education.

National Center for Children Exposed to Violence (NCCEV) 
NCCEV was established in 1999 by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, in response to the success of the Child Development-Community Policing Program. NCCEV aims to increase public awareness of the effects of violence by increasing the capacity of those working with children and families exposed to violence through training and technical assistance. The Center also serves as a resource center and forum for issues involving children's exposure to violence.

National Education Association (NEA): School Safety
The NEA and its 3.2 million members know that students learn best and achieve their full potential in safe and orderly classrooms. School safety is a public health issue like the national campaigns to eradicate disease and illness. NEA's Safe Schools Now program is working to fortify families, communities, and schools with information and tools to promote school safety and keep children from harm.

National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC): School Safety
This directory includes resources intended to assist law enforcement and school personnel with preparation, response, and resolution in regards to a school critical incident.

National Organization for Youth Safety (NOYS)
NOYS is a collaborative network of national organizations and federal agencies that serve youth and focus on youth safety and health.

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National Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
The National PTA works in cooperation with many national education, health, safety, and child advocacy groups and federal agencies to collaborate on projects that benefit children and that bring valuable resources to its members.

National School Safety and Security Services
National School Safety and Security Services is a Cleveland (Ohio)-based, leading national consulting firm specializing in school security and crisis preparedness training, security assessments, and related school safety consulting for K-12 schools, law enforcement, and other youth safety providers.

National School Safety Center (NSSC)
NSSC was created by Presidential directive in 1984 to meet the growing need for additional training and preparation in the area of school crime and violence prevention. NSSC is a nonprofit organization charged with promoting safe schools-free of crime and violence-and helping ensure quality education for all America's children.

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center was established as a central source of information on prevention and intervention programs, publications, research, and statistics on violence committed by and against children and teens. The Resource Center is a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other Federal agencies.

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC): Campus Crime
This Web site provides resources for individuals that have been victimized by crime on college campuses, as well as for victim service providers that provide assistance to victims of campus crime.

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC): Random Acts of Violence
This OVC resource offers victim assistance information, research findings, educational materials, and strategies for program and policy development specific to this topic.

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
The COPS Office awards grants to tribal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to hire and train community policing professionals, acquire and deploy cutting-edge crime-fighting technologies, and develop and test innovative policing strategies. COPS Office funding provides training and technical assistance to advance community policing at all levels of law enforcement, from line officers to law enforcement executives, as well as others in the criminal justice field. Because community policing is inclusive, COPS Office training also reaches state and local government leaders and the citizens they serve.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) 
OJJDP provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization. OJJDP supports states and communities in their efforts to develop and implement effective and coordinated prevention and intervention programs and to improve the juvenile justice system so that it protects public safety, holds offenders accountable, and provides treatment and rehabilitative services tailored to the needs of juveniles and their families.

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
The principal purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program. ONDCP leads the Nation's counter-narcotics efforts by developing policies and coordinating, promoting, and implementing initiatives to successfully reduce the supply, use, and social acceptance of drugs in the United States. This mission is implemented through congressionally mandated activities and strategic initiatives aimed at reducing illicit drug use, drug manufacturing and trafficking, and drug-related crime and violence.

Report-It
The mission of Report-It is to supply a communication tool that students can use without fear of reprisal when they feel their safety or the safety of others is at risk.

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Safe Schools Coalition
The Safe Schools Coalition's mission is to unite national business, labor, governmental, community, religious, school, and student organizations in a common effort to reduce violence, promote health, and foster skills and attitudes for civic and economic responsibilities without sacrificing fundamental principals of democracy.

School COP Software
The School Crime Operations Package (School COP) is a FREE software application for entering, analyzing, and mapping incidents that occur in and around schools.

School Violence Resource Center
The School Violence Resource Center strives to reduce violence and related behavior in the Nation's schools by developing and delivering school violence curriculums and researching and evaluating school violence data.

U.S. Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education offers a wide range of programs and resources addressing school safety and the means to access them easily.

U.S. Department of Education: Campus Security
This Web site contains information and resources for administrators at postsecondary institutions regarding campus security.

U.S. Department of Education Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention
The Higher Education Center's purpose is to help college and community leaders develop, implement, and evaluate programs and policies to reduce student problems related to alcohol and other drug use and interpersonal violence.

Virginia Center for School Safety (VCSS) 
VCSS of the Department of Criminal Justice Services reflects Virginia’s commitment to providing safe and productive learning environments for all students and staff in our schools today. The VCSS is a resource and training center for information and research about national and statewide school safety efforts and initiatives.

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