The Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMS) has created a list of resources on developing comprehensive and equitable school safety plans that consider the whole child, whole school, and whole community. The list includes the following categories: (1) Equity in School Systems; (2) School-Based Law…

The use of restorative practices, now popular in many schools, offer a step forward in the search of a promising solution to the disparate and overly punitive treatment of students of color and students with and at risk for disabilities. Restorative practices are student-centered interventions that are designed to establish positive relationships…

"College Quarterly" recently introduced a stream for academic and scholar-practitioner dialogue concerning student affairs and services. To contribute to the growth and enhancement of the field, scholars and scholar-practitioners are invited to contribute original pieces that advance scholarship and/or practice around facilitating…

This paper offers an annotated bibliographical review of the preceding year's publications in the fields of social justice education. In this Year in Review for 2006, the authors present the work of three advanced Social Justice Education graduate students and the Editors of "Equity & Excellence in Education (EEE), who together have selected…

The issue of controlling discretion in large public institutions is a crucial one in modern society, and procedural legal reforms are often viewed as one tactic of control. Using due process guarantees in juvenile courts as the substantive issue, this paper tests the utility of procedural reform in reducing discretion. Results indicate that…

This paper offers an annotated bibliographical review of the preceding year's publications in the fields of social justice education. In this Year in Review for 2004, the authors present the work of two advanced doctoral students and the Editorial Staff of "Equity & Excellence in Education", who together have selected and annotated…

This annotated bibliography is a selected guide to materials in the field of criminal justice that are available in the reference collections of the University Libraries at the State University of New York at Albany. The listing covers materials related to the topics of crime, juvenile delinquency, the criminal justice system, and penology;…

This bibliography contains 108 articles from magazines, journals, reports, and selected government publications about environmental racism; the environmental discrimination against people of color and those submerged in poverty in the United States. (MDH)

An annotated bibliography of approximately 150 books and articles on the mentally retarded offender as well as 30 nonannotated entries are provided. Topics covered include such areas as characteristics of mentally retarded delinquents, rehabilitation of the retarded offender, community services for retarded persons, rights of the mentally…

Provides information on the background and legal framework of the juvenile justice system, the issues that confront it, and the pressures for change, as well as noting some sources of information on the system. Available from American Association of Law Libraries, 53 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1201, Chicago, Illinois 60604; sc $4.00. (Author/IRT)

An anti-bias, multicultural approach to family day care is presented in this book. Part A provides a rationale for such an approach; Part B outlines ideas for children's anti-bias, multicultural projects; Part C describes children's books and adult resources, and lists sources of hard-to-find items such as multicultural dolls and puppets.…

This bibliography focuses on the origins and development of the United States Constitution. This single bibliography is organized into two versions: (1) The Abbreviated Bibliography provides a long catalog of some major sources for a basic understanding of the events and ideas of the writing and ratification of the Constitution; and (2) the…

This annotated bibliography highlights the literature available on two important aspects of assistance to victims and witnesses of crime. The first section, victim and witness services, covers the need, function and implementation of services to assist victims, elements of effective programs and evaluation of specific programs. The second section,…

Reviews films, filmstrips, and videotapes selected from winners at various film festivals as 'Best' for public or academic library collections on subjects as diverse as justice, labor, government, war, life-styles, sports, dance, and film and video art. Bibliographic and distributor information is provided in the attached list of 31 titles. (RAA)

Designed as a companion book to a handbook for family day care providers, this resource guide begins with a checklist for use by those selecting children's books, posters, recordings, and other teaching resources for family day care homes. The second section of the book offers an annotated bibliography of children's literature that includes the…