The National Study of Delinquency Prevention in Schools is a large-scale study of problem behavior and of what schools do to prevent or reduce problem behavior and promote safe and orderly environments. In a large national probability sample of schools, principals, teachers, students, and program implementers described their schools and their practices, and described their own behavior and experiences. An aim of the research was to describe the nature, extent, and quality of interventions or arrangements in schools to reduce problem behavior and promote safety -- with an emphasis on the quality of program implementation.

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Summary : National Study of Delinquency Prevention in Schools

Title pages and Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Study
Chapter 2 The Nature of Problem Behavior in Schools
Chapter 3 Activities to Create and Maintain Safe and Orderly Schools
Chapter 4 Program Intensity and Use of Best Practices
Chapter 5 Predictors of Quality of Program Implementation
Chapter 6 School-level Correlates of Implementation Quality
Chapter 7 Conclusions and Recommendations
Chapter 8 References to Literature Cited

Appendix A Sampling and Recruitment
Appendix B Additional Information on Response Rates
Appendix C Weighting and Statistical Procedures
Appendix D Taxonomy of School-Based Prevention Activities
Appendix E Measures
Appendix F Reliability of Measures
Appendix G Correlations for Measures of School Safety and Problem Behavior
Appendix H Detailed Tables (part 1)
Appendix H Detailed Tables (part 2)