This document discusses a seminar in which participants focused on the enculturation of boys into American society, particularly the ways in which violence tends to be connected to boys. Three teams from three different school districts, a team from the Board of Cooperative Educational Services, and a team from a college teacher preparation…

Noting that accidents are the leading cause of death among infants and children today, this book provides comprehensive guideline for preparing a safe home and caregiving environment for children from birth to around 3 years of age. Following an introduction, the chapters are organized by rooms of a house, with topics listed alphabetically within…

Research into the characteristics of at-risk juveniles that contribute to violence and the patterns of behavior and neighborhood characteristics and patterns that are associated with youth violence or victimization are reviewed. The results of the studies reviewed cannot be generalized to the total population of juveniles, but the findings of…

How do communities begin to address the issue of youth with disabilities who become involved with correctional systems? This brief provides information on proactive solutions based on restorative justice and wrap-around services, models, and strategies. This topic is receiving more attention as research has begun supporting a critical need for…

A plan for a college educational theatre program to educate and motivate college students who are in danger of becoming dropouts. (CH)

By eliminating the opportunity to steal in college bookstores, the theft rate will diminish. (PG)

The development of a community school in Menominee County (Kishena, Wisconsin) is described. (FF)

This paper, presented at the Occupational Stress Conference of the Center for Occupational Mental Health, Sept. 22, 1972, discusses the possibility of a relationship between psychosocial stimuli and stress-related disease. Using Selye's understanding of stress, the author views it in relation to non-specific diseases and suggests hypotheses…

The author proposes that toys which have been shown to cause blindness (such as dart guns, bows and arrows, peashooters, air guns, and slingshots) be banned, and suggests that government regulatory agencies and the toy industry have been lax in acting on their expressed concern for safety. (DB)

In 1969-70 the New York State Department of Mental Hygiene received $400,000 in state funds to conduct a drug education pilot program in Metropolitan New York. While drug information activities were not evaded, primary emphasis in each project was placed on dealing with drug-related social and economic problems and finding alternatives to drug…

Lists several safety features for school buses and their approximate costs. School districts often miss out on these features if they operate under a low-bid-takes-all purchasing system. (Author/WM)

Faced with a $200-million-a-year loss in school property, schoolmen have come up with a kaleidoscope of ideas to halt acts of vandalism. (Author)

Describes a successful anti-vandalism program whereby a budget allocation to each of 22 schools in the sum of one dollar per student for student projects can be reduced by subtracting vandalism costs at each school. (EA)