The behaviour and safety of children and young people in and around schools is a topic of world-wide concern. From school shootings and deaths on school premises to the everyday behaviour of young people in school, this book explores what is happening in schools in Britain and links it with evidence from elsewhere in the world.

Crime, Anti-Social Behaviour and Schools - Key Themes;  D.Martin, P.Squires  & D.E.Stephen Crime, Anti-Social Behaviour and Education: A Critical Review;  A.Millie & S.Moore Schools and Social Control; C.Hayden The Problem with Boys? Critical Reflections on Schools, Inequalities and Anti-social Behaviour;  D.E.Stephen Safety and Problem Behaviour In and Around Schools;  C.Hayden 'Risky Places' - Young Peoples Experiences of Crime and Victimisation at School and in the Community;  D.Martin, C.Chatwin & D.Porteous Teachers' Experiences of Violence in Secondary Schools; D.Martin, N.Mackenzie  & J.Healy From Troublesome to Criminal: School Exclusion as the 'tipping point' in Parents' Narratives of Youth Offending;  A.Holt Safer Schools Partnerships;  A.Briers  & E.Dickmann Affecting the Behaviour of Young People in Schools; J.Visser Restorative Approaches in Schools;  B.Hopkins Schools as a Response to Crime and Anti-social Behaviour; C.Hayden