Schools should implement promising ideas to reduce school disorder by developing model disciplinary procedures, increasing instructional resources, and offering a range of educational programs so that all students have the opportunity and incentives to succeed in school. Schools should monitor the implementation and evaluate the outcomes of the programs. Administrators should closely study the conditions under which effective programs are achieved. Law enforcement and juvenile court officials should make every effort to assist schools in delinquency prevention, cooperate with their efforts, and communicate periodically regarding school policies and crime prevention programs. Business and community leaders should work closely with schools and justice agencies in crime prevention efforts, including public information and media campaigns.
Businesses can work with schools to offer employment-training opportunities.
We must recognize that spectacular results can not be expected immediately. We should expect some failures, and be skeptical about any claims that there is any single solution to school crime. Program evaluations of good efforts do not always produce positive results. We must learn from each effort, design and implement new programs, and evaluate them. We should persist in our efforts.