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Please note; The NCMSA does not endorse the sites behind these links. We offer them for your additional research. We are not responsible for the content of web sites outside of our own. Girls are more likely to use knives than guns and to murder someone as a result of conflict, rather than during a crime. What is happening to our girls? Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith will address issues pertaining to girls, youth, and violence. She teaches that violence should be treated as a crisis of public health, rather than a problem of law enforcement. “Violence is preventable. We must use our public policy to build healthy communities around all of our children,” she says.
| Her book, Deadly Consequences, was one of the first to present a research-based public health perspective on the problem of violence. Dr. Prothrow-Stith developed the first curriculum addressing violence for schools entitled Violence Prevention Curriculum for Adolescents. She has published a how-to guide for establishing anti-violence programs in communities entitled Peace by Piece: A Guide for Preventing Community Violence. For her outstanding contribution on a wide range of public health issues, including the creation of the National Coalition of Survivors for Violence Prevention, she has received 8 honorary doctorates as well as the World Health Day Award and Secretary of Health and Human Services award. Her recognition is due to her ability to empower her audience to implement the key ingredients of a peaceful society: Forgiveness, Compromise, and Listening. |
| The Gender Specific Resource Manual is the result of the efforts of the North Carolina State Advisory Committee for Gender Specific Services. The Advisory Committee is comprised of a group of professionals who have recognized the need for gender specific services and training and have experience in delivering such services. The manual was written and compiled by Denise Chrisman. ERIC Home Page
| Article On In-School Suspension, Indiana.edu Effective In-School Suspension Programs by Mary Hrabak and Doris Settles (Kentucky Safe Schools Org.) |
10:00am: William Lassiter, "In Their Seats, Not In The Streets"
In Their Seats, Not In The Streets: In-School Suspension Programs
www.ncdjjdp.org
if you want the folder of materials from the 10am Session,
contact the Center for Prevention of School Violence, 919-733-3388, ext. 341.)
Safe School Specialist William Lassiter of the Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Center for the Prevention of School Violence, will provide participants with information on how to plan and implement a model in-school suspension program. Participants will be invited to ask questions of panel members who represent model in-school suspension programs from across the state. For more information call 800-299-6054 or send an email to William.Lassiter@ncmail.net.
certified instructor in CPI’s Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, conflict resolution and peer mediation.
William is responsible for keeping the Center’s resource library current with regard to school violence trends, research, policies, and practices. William graduated from North Carolina State University with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a minor in theatre. He is currently pursuing his master’s degree in public .administration.
William provides presentations and workshops on the following topics: • trends in school violence and school violence prevention • safe school planning • crisis planning and management / critical incident response • School Resource Officers • character education • student involvement / Students Against Violence Everywhere • bullying • conflict management / peer mediation • safe school tip lines / Working Against Violence Everywhere (WAVE) • CPI’s Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith