Introduction -- Effective school crime prevention -- Extending inequality -- Hurting families / with Thomas Mowen -- How schools teach bullying / with Katie A. Farina -- Civic participation in the future / with Thomas Catlaw -- Financial costs of school security and punishment -- Conclusion
Summary
Schools across the U.S. look very different today than they did a generation ago. Police officers, drug-sniffing dogs, surveillance cameras, and high suspension rates have become commonplace. The Real School Safety Problem uncovers the unintended but far-reaching effects of harsh school discipline climates. Evidence shows that current school security practices may do more harm than good by broadly affecting the entire family, encouraging less civic participation in adulthood, and garnering future financial costs in the form of high rates of arrests, incarceration, and unemployment. This text presents a blueprint for reform that emphasizes problem-solving and accountability while encouraging the need to implement smarter school policies
Analysis
american politics
american school system
american schools
crime and punishment
drug searches
drug sniffing dogs
financial costs
harsh discipline
harsh school climates
high rates of arrest
high suspension rates
incarceration
mass incarceration
need for reform
police officers
political
public school system
reform
school policies
school reform
school setting
school to prison pipeline
schools
security practices
surveillance cameras
surveillance
teachers and faculty
teen
unemployment
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
In English
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 27, 2016)
