School Violence and Primary Prevention

Thomas W. Miller is Professor at Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky as well as a senior research scientist with the University of Connecticut’s Center for Health Intervention and Prevention. He is also a University Teaching Fellow and a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology in clinical psychology. He also is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Royal Society of Medicine. The author of 10 books, his research has included cross-cultural studies of trauma in veterans; victims of natural disasters; medical conditions, including HIV; and applications of telemedicine in providing access to care for rural and underserved populations.

Theory, Assessment, and Forms of School Violence.- School-Related Violence and Prevention: Editorial Introduction.- School-Related Violence: Definition, Scope, and Prevention Goals.- The Neurobiology of Violence and Victimization.- Threat Assessment in School Violence.- Social Information Processing and Aggression in Understanding School Violence: An Application of Crick and Dodge's Model.- The Roles of Morality Development and Personal Power in Mass School Shootings.- Multiple Contextual Levels of Risk for Peer Victimization: A Review with Implications for Prevention and Intervention Efforts.- Assessment of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Clinical Measures, Evaluation, and Treatment.- Impact of Trauma in School Violence on the Victim and the Perpetrator: A Mental Health Perspective.- Boundary Violations: Harassment, Exploitation, and Abuse.- Cliques and Cults as a Contributor to Violence in the School Environment.- Treatment and Prevention of Violence in the Schools.- Violence in Our Schools.- The Role of Teachers in School Violence and Bullying Prevention.- Developmental Issues in the Prevention of Aggression and Violence in School.- Bullies and Victims at School: Perspectives and Strategies for Primary Prevention.- The Psychiatrist's Role After a School Shooting: The Emergency Room and Beyond.- Current Perspectives on Linking School Bullying Research to Effective Prevention Strategies.- School Shootings in Middle School, High School, and College: Clinical Management and School Interventions for High-Risk Students.- Character Education as a Prevention Strategy for School-Related Violence.- The Bully Free Program: A Profile for Prevention in the School Setting.- A Series of Culturally Relevant Models to Prevent School-Age Youth Violence: A 4-Year (2001–2005) Family andCommunity Violence Prevention Study.- Prevention of School Violence: Directions, Summary, and Conclusions.