School Survey on Crime and Safety, 2016
The 2016 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS:2016) is a data collection that is part of the School Survey on Crime and Safety program; program data are available since 2000 at . SSOCS:2016 (https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ssocs/) is a cross-sectional survey of the nation's public schools designed to provide estimates of school crime, discipline, disorder, programs and policies. Regular public schools were sampled. The data collection was conducted using a mail questionnaire with telephone follow-up. The data collection's response rate was 62.9 percent. Key statistics produced from SSOCS:2016 include the frequency and types of disciplinary actions taken for select offenses; perceptions of other disciplinary problems, such as bullying, verbal abuse and disorder in the classroom; the presence and role of school security staff; parent and community involvement; staff training; mental health services available to students; and school policies and programs concerning crime and safety.
Complete Metadata
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| accessLevel | restricted public |
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| description | The 2016 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS:2016) is a data collection that is part of the School Survey on Crime and Safety program; program data are available since 2000 at <https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ssocs/data_products.asp>. SSOCS:2016 (https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ssocs/) is a cross-sectional survey of the nation's public schools designed to provide estimates of school crime, discipline, disorder, programs and policies. Regular public schools were sampled. The data collection was conducted using a mail questionnaire with telephone follow-up. The data collection's response rate was 62.9 percent. Key statistics produced from SSOCS:2016 include the frequency and types of disciplinary actions taken for select offenses; perceptions of other disciplinary problems, such as bullying, verbal abuse and disorder in the classroom; the presence and role of school security staff; parent and community involvement; staff training; mental health services available to students; and school policies and programs concerning crime and safety. |
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| identifier | 2fb93382-093f-4984-88f5-0f3a3f275da7 |
| issued | 2017-12-08 |
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2023-07-10T14:25:39.795725 |
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| publisher |
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"name": "National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)",
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| references |
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"https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2018107"
]
|
| rights | IES uses Restricted-data Licenses as a mechanism for making more detailed data available to qualified researchers. Please request license to access data by submitting an application via the link in "Resources". |
| spatial | United States |
| temporal | 2015/2016 |
| title | School Survey on Crime and Safety, 2016 |
