Comprehensive approach . These programs recognize violence as a complex problem that requires a multifaceted response. Consequently, they address more than one Problem area and involve a variety of services that link schools to the community. Early start and long-term commitment . Strong leadership and disciplinary policies.
Leadership is strong at the school level.
Principals and school administrators need to sustain stable funding, staff, and program components, and, most important, they must collaborate with others to reach program goals. In addition, student disciplinary policies are clear and consistently applied. Key school administrators, teachers, and staff are trained to handle disruptive students and mediate conflict as well as understand and incorporate prevention strategies into their school activities. Parental involvement . The schools seek to increase parental involvement in reducing violence by providing training on violence prevention skills, making home visits, and enlisting parents as volunteers.