Safety in Numbers: Collecting and Using Crime, Violence, and Discipline Incident Data to Make a Difference in Schools

Title:	Safety in Numbers: Collecting and Using Crime, Violence, and Discipline Incident Data to Make a Difference in Schools
Description:	This handbook is designed to be used by school, district, and state staff to improve the effectiveness of their efforts to collect and use disciplinary incident data. It provides recommendations on what types of data to collect, why it is critical to collect such data, and how the data can be used effectively to improve school safety and answer policy questions relating to school improvement and the safety of our students. This is a National Forum on Education Statistics publication and contains no data.
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Cover Date:	July 2002
Web Release:	July 23, 2002
Print Release:	July 23, 2002
Publication #:	NCES 2002312 Order Your Free Copy Now From Ed Pubs General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Crime, Violence, and Discipline Task Force of the National Forum on Education Statisics
Type of Product:	Handbook
Survey/Program Areas:	Crime and Safety Surveys (CSS) National Forum on Education Statistics (NFES)
Keywords:	Crime (see also Violence and Safety) Safety in Schools Schools States Students • drug use in school Violence
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Handbook, please contact: Ghedam Bairu.