The purpose of this study was to collect information on violence from a sampling of Texas school and police administrators concerning rates of violence, prevention measures, and the impact of the violence. Violence is still a too frequent occurrence in our public schools. Although there has been a decrease in recent years, it continues to concern educators and the public. Many of the initiators of violence have referred to bullying and harassment as a reason for striking out violently. Research indicated that teachers often do not identify and/or do not respond to bullying. Another identified cause of violence is depression. Students who have caused violence have frequently been identified with relevant symptoms. Staff training on the recognition of the characteristics of depression is not a frequent occurrence. In addition, acts of violence are characteristically planned in advance. This allows school and police administrators an opportunity for intervention if structures exist for the information to be shared with those in authority. According to police administrators, nearly 50 percent of the communities in this study have experienced a crime rate increase during the past twelve months. Only 21 percent of the school administrators responded similarly. This evidence suggests that police administrators recorded higher rates of violence than did school administrators. The results from this study also suggested that there might be limited knowledge and/or working relationships between schools and police authorities in some locations. Also indicated was that neither school nor police administrators frequently involve students directly in their prevention measures. Suggested in this study is that school administrators implement the bulk of violence prevention measures, many more than do police administrators. The findings from this study can guide two major initiatives to increase the safety of public schools. The results can assist in the planning of safety initiatives used by school and police administrators. They can also guide future studies into areas that required additional information on which to build conclusions for both student safety and student achievement.

Thesis--PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (B. Psy. Sc.(Hons.))--University of Queensland, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references.

Many transportation proposals aim to enhance child traffic safety, and they suggest environmental interventions, law enforcements, and educational methods as the solutions. However, educational approach has not been focusing on practices. When we consider children’s perceptual immature, hand-on education should be more efficient than verbal education. Thus, through an examination of typical child motor vehicle-related crash types in Austin and recent interviews, this Professional Report proposes a Children’s Traffic Park as a practical educational method that delivers traffic rules and influences children’s attitudes and behaviours to traffic. / text

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This research is an empirical analysis of pedestrian safety in San Jose, Costa Rica. The purpose of this research is to evaluate pedestrian accommodation and analyze pedestrian safety performance at signalized intersections. Pedestrian accommodation is defined by the documented and applied practices for designing and operating pedestrian facilities at signalized intersections. Pedestrian safety performance is defined by pedestrian compliance and conflicts. This research: (1) reviews and compares documented practices in Costa Rica regarding pedestrian accommodation at signalized intersections with best practices from North America; (2) develops and applies a data collection program for evaluating pedestrian accommodation and safety at 20 signalized intersections on an urban-arterial study corridor; (3) evaluates the study corridor’s physical and operational site conditions; and (4) analyzes pedestrian compliance and conflicts on the study corridor. Transport policy revisions and engineering measures to improve pedestrian accommodation and safety at signalized intersections in Costa Rica are recommended.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Tulsa, 1991. / Bibliography: leaves 125-140.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 66-68).