Page numbers printed in boldface type refer to tables, figures, or boxes.
AACAP (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry),205
AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics),205
Abandonment, definition of,42ACEs (Adverse childhood experiences),51–52
Acquaintance rape, definition of,99
ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder),180
Adolescentsdual systems model of risk taking,6
risk-taking behavior,6, 15–16
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs),51–52
Aggressionbullying and,70
channeling feelings of,4
determining subtypes of,15maladaptive,4, 6, 13,
14premeditated acts of,14
reactive,14
in sports,4,
5subtypes of, xxvi,13–15,
15in threat assessment,149
Alcohol,99–100
Allan L. Beane Bullying Prevention Program,79Al’s Pals: Kids Making Healthy Choices,79American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP),205
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP),205
American Association of University Women survey,94–95
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,181–182
Amphetamines,99
Anger, bullying and,70
Arrests,26–27
ASCS (Authoritative School Climate Survey),195
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),180
Authoritative School Climate Survey (ASCS),195
Autism spectrum disorders, school shootings and,118
Behavior.
See also Aggression; Juvenile stalking
antisocial,27
bullying and,70
changes in emotions,45–46
conduct problems,170
externalizing,70
history of violent behavior in violence risk assessment,168–169
internalizing,70
reported,34
reward-seeking,15
socioeconomic and cultural structure and,21
Benzodiazepines,99
Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development,78
Brief strategic family therapy,188
Broader Urban Involvement and Leadership Development (BUILD) Violence Intervention Curriculum,128Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association,205
BUILD (Broader Urban Involvement and Leadership Development) Violence Intervention Curriculum,128Bully Busters,77–78,
79Bullying,17–19,
5, 63–89.
See also Case law; Cyberbullying
anger, aggression, and impulsivity and,70
antibullying programs,75–78,
79bystanders/observers,19
case law,73–75
characteristics of bullies and victims,68–71
conduct disorder and,171contributing factors of,68
definitions of,64–67,
65forms of,18,
65physical,66,
65psychological,65, 66
sexual,66,
65verbal,66,
65girls versus boys,67
health consequences of,63–64, 80
at home,69
outcomes of,71–72,
71peer status and,71
perpetrators/bullies,18
prevalence of,67–68
risk factors for,69school-based interventions,75–78
Bully Busters,77–78,
79effective versus ineffective interventions,77Olweus Bullying Prevention Program,77,
78,
79research-informed interventions,79in school settings,68
school system participation in,19
sexual orientation and,70
social status and,80
strategies to address at school,72–73
targets/victims,18–19
as a vicious cycle,69–70
victims of,68–71,
71vulnerability of,19
Cannabis,173
CAPS (Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy),128CAPTA (Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act),43
Case lawBrown v. Entertainment Merchants Association,205
Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education,74–75
Kowalski v. Berkeley County School District,73–74
Lipari v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.,153
People v. Marquan,74
Rodriguez v. Inglewood Unified School District,7
Roper v. Simmons,11
State v. Bishop,74
Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California,152–153, 158
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District,73
Volk v. Demeerleer,153
Case vignettesof child abuse,39, 44, 52
of cyberbullying,63
of fear,113–114, 121–122
of gang violence,161
of PTSD,174
of profiling,25–26, 35–36
of school violence,11–12, 35–36
of sexual violence,91–92
of threat assessment,135–136, 155–156,
156of violence and the media,203–204, 206
of violence interventions,179–180, 189–190,
190of violence risk assessment,161, 173–174
Caught in the Crossfire,128Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences Study,51–52,
53, 58
Character education programs,196
Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS),128Child, definition of,41Child abuse.
See also Zero-tolerance policies
case vignette,39, 44, 52
definition of,41identifying children at risk for,40–43
impact of trauma and,46, 51–52
mandating reporting,43–44, 58
trauma symptoms of,45–46
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA),43
Child neglect, definition of,41Child protective services (CPS),25, 43, 185
Children’s Health Act of 2000,55
Cocaine,99
Cold aggression,13, 14
College studentsexample of threat assessment questions for,221–224
threat assessment process with,154, 155
Columbine High School, xxv,204
Communication of threats,147,
148Conduct disorder, DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for,170,
171Consent.
See Sexual consent
CPS (child protective services),25, 43, 185
CPTED (crime prevention through environmental design),116–117
Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED),116–117
Culture, gang violence and,19
Cutting,91–92
Cyberbullying,63–89, 66,
65.
See also Bullying; Case law
case vignette,63
description of,18
examples of,66
strategies to address at school,72–73
Cybersuicide,66
Danger.
See Violence
Date rape,98–100, 108.
See also Drug-facilitated sexual assault
definition of,99
models of date and acquaintance rape perpetration,99
prevalence of,99
tips for dating abuse prevention,101Dating Matters,106
Dating violence,98–100
Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education,74–75
Developmental disabilities,184
Digital dating abuse,100–101
DOE (U.S. Department of Education),26, 117, 194
School Climate Surveys,194
Drug-facilitated sexual assault,99–100.
See also Date rape; Substance abuse
DSM-5diagnostic criteria for conduct disorder,170,
171diagnostic criteria for PTSD,47–
51Dual systems model of adolescent risk-taking,15–16
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study,27–28
groups identified from,28EDSCLS (School Climate Surveys),194
Education Amendments of 1972,96
Elementary schoolsexample of threat assessment questions for,213–215
threat assessment process in,153–154,
154Emotional abuse, definition of,41Every Student Succeeds Act,194
Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center,78
“Facts for Families,”102
Family, and conflict and bullying,69
Family-based interventions,187–188,
189FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation),26, 137
Fear,113–131.
See also School shootings
case vignette,113–114, 121–122
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),26, 137
Firearmsgun violence restraining orders,121
in the home,120
red flag laws,121
restrictions for purchase of,121
Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol),99
4-H program,197
Functional family therapy,187
Gamma hydroxybutyric acid,99
Gang Rescue and Support Project (GRASP),127
Gang Resistance and Education Training (GREAT),186,
128Gang violence,19–20, 124–127.
See also Violence
case vignette,161
consequences of participation in,126
culture and,19
definition of,125
overview,125–126
prevention and intervention programs,126–127,
128resources for families,127
Garrity, Sawyer, xxiii, xxivGenderrole socialization,98
sexual assault and,95, 96
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence,120
Good Behavior Game,79GRASP (Gang Rescue and Support Project),127
GREAT (Gang Resistance and Education Training),186,
128Grit,196
Group violence,5Group Violence Intervention (GVI),128Gun Control Act of 1968,120
Gun violence restraining orders,121
GVI (Group Violence Intervention),128Hardcore Gang Investigations Unit—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office,128Hare Psychopathy Checklist (PCL),166
Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R),166
Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV),164, 166–167
Harm,5–6
Hazing,5
HBSC (Health Behaviors in School-age Children),67
Health Behaviors in School-age Children (HBSC),67
High schoolsexample of threat assessment questions for,221–224
threat assessment process in,154, 155
Homebullying at,69
firearms in,120
Hot aggression,14
IACP (International Association of Chiefs of Police),116
IACP Guide,122
Best Practice Considerations for Schools in Active Shooter and Other Armed Assailant Drills,117
IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act),180–181
IEP.
See Individualized Education Program
Guiding Principles: A Resource Guide for Improving School Climate and Discipline,194
Impulsivity, bullying and,70
Individualized Education Program (IEP),25, 44, 181–183
types of related services and,182Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),180–181
Inglewood High School,7
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP),116
Interpersonal violence,16, 44–46
Interventions,13
Interviews, for violence risk assessment,172
Iowa Civil Liberties Union,73
Juvenile justice and probation,185
Juvenile sexual violence,30–31, 36
profiling,31
recidivism,31
risk factors for,31
subtypes,30–31
Juvenile stalking,33–36.
See also Behavior
Juvenile violenceoverview,26–30
sexual violence,30–31
Kaiser Family Foundation survey,93
KiVa,79Kowalski v. Berkeley County School District,73–74
Law enforcement, as part of the threat assessment team,140
Leakage, in school shootings,33, 147,
148LegislationAmericans with Disabilities Act of 1990,181–182
California Civil Code 43.92,153
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act,43
Children’s Health Act of 2000,55
Education Amendments of 1972,96
Every Student Succeeds Act,194
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence,120
Gun Control Act of 1968,120
gun violence restraining orders,121
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,181
red flag laws,121
Rehabilitation Act of 1973,181
Title IX,96,
97, 107
“Yes Means Yes,”94
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) youthbullying and,70
same-gender sexual harassment,95
LGBT.
See Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender youth
LifeSkills Training,79, 186
Lipari v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.,153
Maladaptive aggression,4, 6,
14description of,13
profiling and,36
subtypes of,21
types of,14Marijuana,25, 99
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, xxiiiMediabullying and,64
case vignette,203–204, 206
digital dating abuse,100–101
role of,206–208
school shootings and,32
sexual violence and,108
social media violence,100–103
implications and outcomes of,101–102
scope and prevalence of,100–101
tips for educating youth about sexting,103violence and,203–209, 208
violent,204–206
Mental healthcommunity services for,183
evaluation,167–168
Middle schoolsexample of threat assessment questions for,217–220
threat assessment process in,154–155,
154Model Programs Guide,78
Modelsof adolescent risk-taking,6, 15–16
assault perpetration models,96–98
of bully/victim,67
of date and acquaintance rape perpetration,99
dual systems model of adolescent risk-taking,21
harassment perpetration models,95
of Malamuth et al.,98
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Comprehensive Gang Model,127
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program,77,
78,
79risk-need-responsivity model,163–164
sociological model of school violence,16
Virginia Model for Student Threat Assessment guidelines,137–138,
141, 158
Multisystemic therapy,188
NASP.
See National Association of School Psychologists
NASRO (National Association of School Resource Officers),116
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP),117, 118
tip sheets for talking to children about violence,124
National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO),116
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES),18
National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE),194
National Child Traumatic Stress Network,54–55
National Crime Victimization Survey,67
National Gang Center,127
National Instant Criminal Background Check System,120
National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence,40
National Youth Risk Behavior Survey,27
NCES (National Center for Education Statistics),18
NCSSLE (National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments),194
Neglect, definition of,41Net Gen,66
OBPP.
See Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Comprehensive Gang Model,127
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP),77–78,
78,
79Open Circle,79Opportunity theory,95
Paraphilic disorders,30–31
Parental substance abusebullying and,69
definition of,42Parent management training,187, 190
PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies),185–186
Pathways to Desistance Study,28–29
group trajectories identified from,29PCL (Hare Psychopathy Checklist),166
PCL-R (Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised),166
PCL:YV (Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version),164, 166–167
PeaceBuilders,79Peerssocial status and bullying,71
status of,18
Peña, Andrea, xxiii, xxivPeople v. Marquan,74
Perpetratorsvictims and,34,
35of violence,6
Physical abusedefinition of,41risk factors for,42–43
Physical bullying, description of,18
PIP.
See Planned, instrumental, and predatory aggression
Planned, instrumental, and predatory (PIP) aggression,13, 21
callous-unemotional traits of,14
description of,13–14,
14Positive Action,186
Positive behavioral interventions and support,196, 197
Positive youth development programs,196, 197
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)case vignette,174
DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for,47–
51Proactive aggression, profiling and,27
Profiling,25–38
case vignette,25–26, 35–36
effectiveness of,36
juvenile sexual offenders,31
maladaptive aggression and,36
stereotype of shooter,119
students,26
targeted school violence,32
threats and,26
Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS),185–186
PTSD.
See Posttraumatic stress disorder
Race,55, 140
RADI.
See Reactive, affective, defensive, and impulsive aggression
Rape,99–100
Rape myths,100
Reactive, affective, defensive, and impulsive (RADI) aggression,13, 21, 149, 195
description of,14,
14profiling and,27
Red flag laws,121
Rehabilitation Act of 1973,181
Relational aggression,15
Restraining orders,34
Risk,157
definition of,157
description of,136–137
versus threat,136
Risk-need-responsivity (RNR) model,163–164
Risk-taking,6
dual systems model of adolescent risk-taking,15–16, 21
Risk-need-responsivity model,163–164
Rodriguez v. Inglewood Unified School District,7
Rohypnol (flunitrazepam),99
Roper v. Simmons,11
Safe Dates,105
Safe School Ambassadors,79Safe School Initiative,137, 157
SAMHSA.
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
San Diego County Breaking Cycles,128Sandy Hook, xxvS.A.S.H. (“Students Against Sluts Herpes”),73–74
SAVRY.
See Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth
School-Age Trauma Training, xxvSchool climate,193–201
addressing,195
approaches to changing,195–198
character education programs,196
positive behavioral interventions and support,197
positive youth development programs,197
restorative practices,197–198
school development program,198
social-emotional learning,196–197
description of,194
guides for improving,199measuring,194–195
trauma-informed approach intervention,198
School Climate Surveys (EDSCLS),194
School Crime Supplement (SCS),67
School Development Program (SDP),196, 198
School Discipline Consensus Project,195–196
School resource officers,116
as part of the threat assessment team,140
School shootings,20, 204, 207
apparent contagion effect of,207
autism spectrum disorders and,118
generalized imitation of,207
homicides and,114
intervention plan,123leakage,33, 147,
148media and,32
metal detectors and,116
motives for,33
occurrence of,129
options-based approaches to,117–118
profiling school shooters,20, 31–33
responding to active shooting,122–124
restriction of access to firearms,120–122
retrospective analysis of,119
risk assessment,115–117,
123role of mental health system in,118–119
school lockdown,117
screening to detect potentialshooters,115
shooter drills for prevention of,117–118
stereotype of shooter,119
victims of,20
School violencebullying,17–19
case vignettes,11–12
gang violence,19–20
interventions,13, 180–183
occurrence,12
overview,3–10
prevention of,6–8
developmental differences,7–8
zero-tolerance policies,6–7
school climate,193–201
screening students,6
shootings,6, 20
sociological model of,16
student conflicts,17
targeted,32
types of,5–6,
5SCS (School Crime Supplement),67
SDP (School Development Program),196, 198
Second Step Bullying Prevention Unit,79Semiautomatic rifle, xxiiiSexting,101–102
motivation for,102
tips for educating youth about,103Sexual abuse, definition of,41Sexual assault,108
assault perpetration models,96–98
on campus,96–98
definition and prevalence of,96
drug-facilitated,98–100
prevention approaches to,98
Sexual consent,93–94, 107
age of,93
substance abuse and,94
Sexual harassment,66, 94–96, 107
definition of,94
deliberate indifference,75
education within the school system,95–96
harassment perpetration models,95
implications of,95–96
opportunity theory,95
response to at school,97scope and prevalence of,94–95
tips for prevention at school,97Sexual offendersassessment of,104–105
categorization of,103–104
Sexual orientation, bullying and,70
Sexual violence,91–111
case vignette,91–92
versus consent,93–94
definition of,30
in juveniles,30–31
prevention interventionsfor students,105–106
for teachers,106–107
Shifting Boundaries,105–106
“Shine” (song), xxiii, xxivSocial affiliation,5–6,
5Social bullying,17
Social-emotional learning,196–197
Social media.
See Media
Sports, aggression in,4,
5Stalking.
See also Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California
definition of,33
by juveniles,33–36
State v. Bishop,74
Stranger rape, definition of,99
Structural violence, description of,16
Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY),164–165
in risk formulation,172
Studentsconflicts among,17
rights of,7
screening for propensity for violence,6
screening to detect potential shooters,115
“Students Against Sluts Herpes (S.A.S.H.),”73–74
Substance abuse.
See also Drug-facilitated sexual assault
community services for,183–184
parental,42in risk assessment of violence,170
sexual consent and,94
violence risk and,175
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),56–57, 198
principles of a trauma-informed setting,56,
57Suicide, cyberbullying and,66
Support School Discipline Initiative,195–196
Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California,152–153, 158
Targeted school violence,136
definition of,32
profiling,32
Teachers, as part of the threat assessment team,140
Texting,18.
See also Cyberbullying
Third National Juvenile Online Victimization Study,102
Threat assessment, xxiv,135–159
analyzing interacting factors during,144case vignette,135–136, 155–156,
156confidentiality and,150, 153
content of,144–150
collateral reports,149–150
components and sample questions,145–
146details,148–149
emotional intensity and types of aggression,149
motivations,147
physical evidence,147
plan,148
precipitating events,147
prior communication of threats,147,
148targets,148
weapons,148
current,168
examples of questionsfor college students,221–224
for elementary school students,213–215
for high school students,221–224
for middle school students,217–220
levels of risk surrounding,150,
151objectives of,136
overview,137–138
process of,138–156
with elementary school students,153–154,
154with high school or college students,154, 155
with middle school students,154–155,
154developmental considerations and,153,
154school mental health provider’s duty to protect,150, 152–153
stepwise approach to,141–144,
141conducting a safety evaluation for substantive threats,142–143
evaluating the threat,141
implementing and monitoring the safety plan,144
resolving transient threat,141–142
responding to substantive threat,142
team,139–140
law enforcement team members,140
school team members,139–140
teachers,140
types of threats,143Threats,157
assessment of, xxiv,135–159
profiling and,26
versus risk,136
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District,73
Title IX,96,
97, 107
Traumaimpact of,46, 51–52
implementation of trauma-informed care,56–57
internalizing,45
symptoms of,45–46,
45externalizing,45
trauma-informed/trauma-sensitive schools,52, 54–55, 58
United States Secret Service,137
U.S. Department of Education (DOE),26, 117, 194
School Climate Surveys,194
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, xxvU.S. Secret Service,26
Verbal bullying, description of,18
Victims,4
of bullying,68–71,
71perpetrators and,34,
35Video games,204, 205
Vietnam War,73
Violence.
See also Gang violence; Juvenile violence; Media; School violence
arrests for,26–27
definition of,5
exposure to,57
fantasy,204–205
interventions, xxvicase vignette,179–180, 189–190,
190for children with developmental disabilities,181, 184
child welfare system,185
community services,183–184
for mental health,183
for substance use,183–184
family-based,187–188,
189brief strategic family therapy,188
functional family therapy,187
multisystemic therapy,188
parent management training,187
juvenile justice and probation,185
preventative,185–186
Gang Resistance and Education Training,186
LifeSkills Training,186
Positive Action,186
Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies,185–186
school climate,193–201
school services,180–183
treatment description,180
juvenile, xxiii–xxivoutside school,39–61
perpetrators of,6
risk assessment, xxvi,161–176
actuarial assessments,163, 174
case vignette,161, 173–174
clinical judgment and,162–163
collateral interviews,172
conducting a developmentally attuned risk assessment,167–172
conduct problems,170,
171current threat or violent event,168
exposure to violence and trauma,169
future risk factors,172
overview,167–168
past history of violent behaviors,168–169
psychiatric history,170, 172
substance use,170
topics explored in violence risk assessments,169weapons history,169
dynamic,162, 174
evidence-based,9
instruments,164–167
Hare Psychopathy Checklist,166–167
Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth,164–165
Youth Level of Service,165–166
overview,162–164
protective factors,174
risk factors for sexually aggressive youth,31
risk formulation,172–173
static,162, 174
structured professional judgment,163, 174
treatment plan,173–174
threat assessment, xxivtypes of,16–17
victim of,4
Virginia Model for Student Threat Assessment guidelines,137–138,
141, 158
Virginia Secondary School Climate Survey,195
Virginia Tech, xxvVolk v. Demeerleer,153
Weapons, history of,169
Yale Child Study Center,198
“Yes Means Yes,”94
YLS/CMI 2.0 (Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory 2.0),164, 165–166
Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory 2.0 (YLS/CMI 2.0),164, 165–166
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS),67
Zero-tolerance policies,6–7
failure of,55–56