Part I: Conceptualizing School Violence -- 1. School-Related Violence: Definition, Scope, and Prevention Goals -- 2. The Neurobiology of Violence and Victimization: Etiology, Biological Substrates, Clinical Implications, and Preventive Strategies -- 3. Developmental Issues in the Prevention of Aggression and Violence in School -- 4. Urban School Violence: Responding with Culture and Protective Factors Among Youth of Color -- 5. Gendered Harassment in Adolescence -- 6. Intergenerational Experiences of Bullying, Violence, Support and Survival Skills in Schools -- Part II: Factors and Forms of School Violence -- 7. Updated Perspectives on Linking School Bullying and Related Youth Violence Research to Effective Prevention Strategies -- 8. School-related Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic -- 9. Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Trafficking of School-Aged Children -- 10. Relationship and Dating Violence in School-aged Adolescents -- 11. School Shootings and Clinical Management: Directions Toward Prevention -- 12. Boundary Violations, Harassment, Abuse, and Exploitation in the School Setting -- 13. Harassment, Abuse and Violence on the College Campus -- Part III: Key Personnel in Addressing Violence in Schools -- 14. The Role of School District Superintendent in School Violence and Prevention: Softening Schools While Hardening Buildings -- 15. Role of Law Enforcement in School Violence Prevention Through Positive Intervention and Relationship-Building -- 16. Toward Understanding Classroom Socialization: Teacher Roles in Peer Victimization -- 17. The Psychiatrist's Role After a School Shooting: The Emergency Room and Beyond -- 18. Preventing Violence Through Coordinated Responses to Classroom Disruption -- Part IV: Prevention Interventions for School-Related Violence -- 19. Public Health Approach to Gun Violence Prevention in Connecticut's Youth -- 20. Trauma-Informed Care as a Framework to Reduce Trauma and Violence in Schools -- 21. Bullying as a Form of Abuse: Conceptualization and Prevention -- 22. Mindfulness Strategies for Primary Prevention -- 23. Equipping Students' Minds with a Cognitive Training Program for Preventing School Violence -- 24. Character Education Update: Building a Buffer Against School Violence -- 25. Building Empathy, Step-by-Step: Prevention Intervention to Promote School Health -- 26. Preventing Compassion Fatigue Among Educators: An Educator Resiliency Study During the COVID-19 Pandemic -- 27. Utilizing Effective Bullying Prevention Programs -- 28. Empowering Children to Prevent Violence -- 29. School Violence: Lessons Learned and New Directions.

Significant shifts in community violence have created a need for greater awareness of character development and violence prevention in schools. Since the first edition (2008), public concern generated by high-profile shootings and other violence in schools has only increased. Now more than ever, effective strategies for preventing violence, treating victims, and assessing at-risk children are needed. This new edition, an update of contemporary issues of school violence, is a compendium of theory, research, and applied models that addresses violence and critical ingredients in prevention interventions in schools. The book uniquely addresses psychiatric input on neurobiology of trauma and victimization of children who experience school violence. Authored by clinicians, counselors, educators, researchers, and other professionals, the volume covers new approaches to primary prevention in schools and new contributors including a school superintendent,school safety officer, and specialists who treat relationship and dating violence. New topics include guidelines for school personnel that address exploitation of teenagers due to sex trafficking, and perspectives of parents whose children were victims of abuse and violence in schools. Among the topics explored: Developmental Issues in the Prevention of Aggression and Violence in School Updated Perspectives on Linking School Bullying and Related Youth Violence Research to Effective Prevention Strategies The Role of School District Superintendent in School Violence and Prevention: Softening Schools While Hardening Buildings Role of Law Enforcement in School Violence Prevention Through Positive Intervention and Relationship-Building Empowering Children to Prevent Violence School Violence and Primary Prevention is a critical and timely resource for school,medical, and mental health professionals working with children. It is also useful for students in public health, education, social work, psychology, and counseling-focused education. "Dr. Miller has again made a major contribution on a most pressing issue of our time: school violence. The book covers the landscape of this psychosocial problem including cultural, developmental, intergenerational, racial, and gender aspects as well as approaches and solutions." -James J. Clark, Provost & EVP, Florida State University.