'Columbine a Decade Later: The Prevention of Homicidal Violence in Schools'

U.Va.'s Cornell Co-Edits 'Columbine a Decade Later: The Prevention of Homicidal Violence in Schools'

Released: 5/6/2011
Source: University of Virginia

Newswise — May 6, 2011 — Dewey Cornell, a forensic clinical psychologist at the University of Virginia and authority on youth violence and school safety, is co-editor of the just-released "Columbine a Decade Later: The Prevention of Homicidal Violence in Schools," a collection of eight articles that addresses the nature and scope of school violence in the U.S. and abroad, reviews relevant research findings and identifies promising prevention strategies.
These articles constitute the May issue of the quarterly journal, New Directions for Youth Development. Cornell's co-editor on the project was Herbert Scheithauer, professor of developmental psychology and clinical psychology at Freie Universität Berlin in Germany and director of the Berlin Leaking and NETWASS projects.
"Professor Scheithauer is leading a national project in Germany to prevent student homicide, and he drew upon my work in the United States as a model," Cornell said. "Because there is considerable international interest in this problem, we were asked by Professor Gil Noam of Harvard University, editor-in-chief of New Directions for Youth Development, to edit a special issue of the journal that would bring together international experts on this problem."
Cornell, a Curry School of Education professor, also directs the Virginia Youth Violence Project.