Preventing Lethal School Violence

Introduction to Lethal School Violence.- Social Costs of Lethal School Violence.- Bullying and Lethal Acts of School Violence.- Averted School Rampages.- Successfully Resolved Barricaded Hostage Events.- Building a Positive School Climate.- Lethal School Violence Prevention and Mitigation.

Jeffrey A. Daniels earned his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Nebraska. He is currently a professor in the Counseling Psychology program at Indiana University, Bloomington. His professional interests relate to averted lethal school violence and barricaded hostage events in schools. Dr. Daniels continues to be engaged in research that examines these aspects of school violence. These unique contributions to the understanding of lethal school violence have resulted in numerous publications and conference presentations. Mary C. Bradley earned her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Indiana University, Bloomington, where she began working with Dr. Daniels on his research of thwarted acts of school violence. Dr. Bradley is also interested in teaching and training students and is currently a professor in the School Counseling program at Indiana University, Southeast.

From the reviews:

"During the mid-90s, as incidents of lethal violence spiked in schools across the United States, the issue of children's safety took center stage. In response, numerous publications and programs sprung up, focusing primarily on the underlying issues of school bullying and other forms of abuse. Still, little attention was paid to the violence itself, the people involved, how to deal with such events, or how to prevent them. By focusing directly on those involved in and affected by the most lethal events, Preventing Lethal School Violence bridges an important gap in the literature on school violence, addressing not only what we know about these events but how to put a stop to them."
- Richard Hazler, Ph.D., PCC, NCC
Professor-in-Charge of Counselor Education
The Pennsylvania State University

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"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. ... They point out that mental-health intervention should be available to teachers and administrators as well as students. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals."
- S. M. Valente, Choice, Vol. 49 (1), September, 2011

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"Daniels and Bradley have done an excellent job. They have given us a convincing and compelling summary of what is known about the causes and conditions surrounding lethal school violence and have illustrated how this knowledge can be used to develop a culture in schools that avoids the conditions sometimes resulting in lethal school violence. The two final chapters make a strong contribution to the literature.Here the authors describe their model and