Using Student Risk Factors in School Violence Surveillance Reports: Illustrative Examples for Enhanced Policy Formation, Implementation, and Evaluation |
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| Authors: | Michael J Furlong Gale Morrison Gregory Austin Jeannie Huh&#;Kim & Rodney Skager |
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| Institution: | Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara,;University of California, Santa Barbara,;Director of WestEd's Health and Human Development,;Health and Human Development Program at WestEd,;Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Senior Advisor to WestEd on survey research |
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| Abstract: | This article presents information about the range and type of violent and associated behaviors that occur on American school campuses. We argue that the prevailing practice of reporting single‐item population estimate trends from school violence surveillance surveys provides an incomplete basis upon which to form and evaluate public policy related to school violence. The presentation draws upon information derived from the 1993, 1995, 1997, and 1999 Centers for Disease Control's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance (YRBS) surveys (CDC 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000) and the 1997–1998 California Student Survey (CSS) (Austin et al. 2001). Secondary analyses using the YRBS and the CSS are used to illustrate the importance of considering risk and school adjustment patterns when examining school violence trends to formulate public policy agendas. |
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