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School Safety Programs at a Glance

23% No Effects

56% Promising

21% Effective

Total Number of Programs: 57

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School Safety Practice Outcomes at a Glance

7% No Effects

31% Promising

62% Effective

Total Number of Practices: 8

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Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) / Randomized Field Experiment

Refers to an experimental research design in which participants are randomly assigned to a treatment or a control group. Most social scientists consider random assignment to lead to the highest level of confidence that observed effects are the result of the program and not other variables.

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For the most part, schools in the U.S. are safe places for students; but when violence does occur, it affects a particularly vulnerable population (children and adolescents), and strikes a blow against a fundamental public institution in our communities. Threats to school and student safety may come from outside or inside the school and from adults or minors. Safeguarding against these threats may require a wide range of activities.