In Preventing Violence and Crime in America's Schools: From Put-Downs to Lock-Down, William L. Lassiter and Danya C. Perry provide educators, parents, law enforcement officials, and other youth-serving professionals with a unique perspective on the topic of school violence. More important, it offers solutions to the problems facing all schools when it comes to violence and safety as the authors examine issues related to school violence, opportunities to prevent and intervene, and the importance of planning for a crisis.