Youth Engagement/Peer  Helper/ Mediation/Teen Courts/
School Watch  Programs

The use of trained students to help or refer students as well as to mediate disputes is addressed in this section of the report. (This is different than teaching all students the skills to resolve or mediate conflicts.)

Explanations (Summaries, Articles)

• Zimmer JA, (1993). We Can Work It Out Problem Solving Through Mediation
• Crawford D, Bodine R, (1996). Conflict Resolution Education. A Guide to Implementing Programs in Schools, Youth Serving Organizations and Community and Juvenile Justice Settings
• Youth Crime Watch of America. The Nine Components.
• Nessell P. (1999). Teen Courts and Law-Related Education. ERIC Digest.
• Creating Safe and Drug -Free Schools: An Action Guide. (1996). Action Steps for Students.

Evidence (Reports, Research Reviews, Major Case Studies)

• Allen RD, (1993). A Dispute Mediation Program: Report on the Cobble Middle School Student-Conducted Program in Tallahassee, Florida, 1993
• Lenski TJ et al, (1996). Understanding students' intentions to use safety precautions. NASPA Journal 
• Table de correlation provinciale sur la violence, les jeunes et le milieu scolaire. Liste des programmes au Québec
• "Appendix C: Programs for Addressing School Violence" found in Day DM, Golench CA, MacDougal J, Beals-Gonzalz CA (1995). School-based Violence Prevention in Canada: Results of a National Survey of Policies and Programs, Department of Justice, Canada
• Tobler N, (1995). Violence prevention choices: Where do peer helpers fit in? Peer Facilitator Quarterly
• Nessell P. (1999). Teen Courts and Law-Related Education. ERIC Digest.
  

Examples (Canadian and Other Examples)

• Carr R, (nd). The Peer Resources Website. Peer Helping Programs

Resources

-Planning Guides

-Programs and Materials

• Carr R, (nd). The Peer Resources Website. Peer Helping Programs
  
  

-Policy Examples