Randomized controlled studies

University of Chicago Education Lab study of 239 high schools within the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system over 4 years:

Study of the IIRP Whole-School Change (formerly SaferSanerSchools) program in 22 Pittsburgh Public Schools by the RAND Corporation with funding from the U.S. Department of Justice Comprehensive School Safety Initiative:

Other randomized controlled studies of Whole-School Change:

The Lancet (UK)


Other key research and reviews

Research conducted by Anne Gregory, Ph.D., et al. (Rutgers University)

WestEd Justice & Prevention Research Center

Improving school climate: Promising outcomes across the country (The IIRP Graduate School)

Evaluation of a restorative milieu (Paul McCold, Ph.D., the IIRP Graduate School)

Other studies