Funding for the development of the PTI-VA Online Tutorial was provided by a U.S. Department of Education State Data Discretionary Grant, CFDA #84.184R, Award #Q184R040012 to the Virginia Department of Education.

For additional information about the Prevention Through Information (PTI-VA) Project, contact the Project Director:
Arlene Cundiff, Coordinator
Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
Office of Student Services
Virginia Dept. of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 225-2871  Fax (804) 786-9769
Arlene.Cundiff@doe.virginia.gov

Page last updated: December 07, 2006

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Annual Report on Discipline, Crime, and Violence, School Year 2003-2004.  Annual Virginia Department of Education report summarizing discipline, crime, and violence data from Virginia school divisions.  Available online at: http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Publications/Discipline/datacoll/03_annual_report.pdf

Safety in Numbers: Collecting and Using Crime, Violence, and Discipline Incident Data to Make a Difference in Schools.  National Center for Education Statistics publication # 2002312, (2002) 

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.
Available online at:  http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/2002312.pdf

Student Reports of Bullying: Results from the 2001 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey. National Center for Education Statistics publication # 2005310 (2005).
Using data from the 2001 School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), this report examines the prevalence and nature of bullying as reported by students ages 12 through 18 in relation to student characteristics, school characteristics, and criminal victimization. In addition, the report explores other behaviors that were reported by the bullied student, such as fear, avoidance behavior, weapon carrying, and academic grades. This report examines student reports of being bullied by direct means only, by indirect means only, and by both direct and indirect means.
Available online at: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005310.pdf

Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2004.  National Center for Education Statistics publication # 2005002, (2004)
A joint effort by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics, this annual report examines crime occurring in school as well as on the way to and from school. It provides the most current detailed statistical information to inform the Nation on the nature of crime in schools. This report presents data on crime at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, principals, and the general population from an array of sources--the National Crime Victimization Survey (1992-2002), the School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (1995, 1999, 2001, and 2003), the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2003), the School Survey on Crime and Safety (2000) and the School and Staffing Survey (1993-94 and 1999-2000). Data on crime away from school are also presented to place school crime in the context of crime in the larger society.
Available online at: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005002.pdf

Crime and Safety in America's Public Schools: Selected Findings from the School Survey on Crime and Safety.  National Center for Education Statistics publication # 2004370, (2004).
This brief report presents analysis of the 2000 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS). SSOCS is a nationally representative sample of public elementary and secondary schools. Principals were asked about the amount of crime and violence, disorder, disciplinary actions, violence prevention programs, teacher and parent involvement in prevention efforts, crime and safety practice, crisis management plans, and barriers to school safety. While the SSOCS collects a wide variety of information, this report provides national estimates on the major topics covered in SSOCS.
Available online at: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2004/2004370.pdf

School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) 2000 Public-use Data Files, User's Manual, and Detailed Data Documentation.  National Center for Education Statistics publication # 2004306, (2004).
This CD contains the raw, public-use data from the 2000 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) along with a User's Manual and Detailed Data Documentation. The data are provided in SAS, SPSS, STATA, and ASCII formats. The User's Manual and the Detailed Data Documentation are provided as .pdf files.
Available online at:  http://www.edpubs.org/webstore/