School Survey on Crime and Safety, 2016

• SSOCS:2016

Jackson, M., Kemp, J., Hummel, S., Cox, C., Gbondo-Tugbawa, K., Simon, D., and Hansen, R. (2017). 2015–16 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) Restricted-Use Data File User's Manual (NCES 2017-129). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Washington, DC. Retrieved [date] from http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch.

Neiman, S., Murphy, C., and Thomas, T.L. (2012). 2009–10 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) Survey Documentation (NCES 2012-307). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved [date] from http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch.

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.

• https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ssocs/