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Society expects children to be safe at school. However, school violence (due to, for example, rebellion, anger, protest, random acts) has become a major concern around the globe. Daniels (counseling psychology, West Virginia Univ., Morgantown) and Bradley (counselor education, Indiana Univ., Southeast) look at a range of situations, from barricaded captives to suicide, domestic murder, and death related to fights, gangs, and rampage shootings. The authors argue for teaching crisis intervention, negotiation, respectful interaction, and encouragement of positive school climate to prevent or reduce violence and bullying. They point out that mental-health intervention should be available to teachers and administrators as well as students. Evaluations of near misses can inform educators, counselors, and scientists about successful interventions and the risk factors for violence. In chapter 7, the authors offer a "safe school communities" model that includes skill building, expectations of nonviolent behavior, community engagement, awareness, and positive adult interactions. Few other books examine this topic--certainly not in a global context. Violence Against Women and Children, ed. by Jacquelyn White, Mary Koss, and Alan Kazdin (2010), does not focus on school violence; Deadly Lessons, ed. by Mark Moore et al. (2002), examines Columbine and other lethal-violence events in the US. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals. S. M. Valente University of California, Los Angeles
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