At zero tolerance : punishment, prevention, and school violence /
"Despite well-publicized reports of decreased incidents of violence, the United States remains a leader in rates of homicide, handgun ownership, and school violence. Based on research conducted in high schools and a prison, At Zero Tolerance examines how the United States has responded to viole...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Peter Lang,
©2001.
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| Series: | Adolescent cultures, school & society ;
v. 17. |
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Table of Contents:
- Research Story 10
- 1. Kid Crackdown 17
- Getting Tough 20
- School Violence Prevention 24
- "Gun Control Means Using Both Your Hands" 28
- Violence of "School Violence" 30
- Working Toward Solutions 35
- 2. From Child-Saving to Zero Tolerance 39
- Foundations of Zero Tolerance 44
- Nineteenth-Century Roots 45
- Twentieth-Century Roots 51
- From Zero Tolerance to Understanding 57
- Violence and Urbanity 62
- From Theory to Prevention 66
- 3. City Living and Dying 69
- A View from Nowhere 77
- Educating for Economic Stability 80
- A Note on School Bathrooms 90
- 4. Prison Model of Schooling 93
- Being Self-Contained 98
- De-Tracking Schools 103
- Restructuring for Equity 110
- 5. Being Disrespected 115
- A Policy of Interaction and Trust 121
- Public Displays of Power 128
- Gender and Violence 133
- 6. Gun Manufacturing, Popular Culture, and Militarism 141
- "Influence" Argument 144
- Gun Making 150
- Popular Culture 155
- Military Might 161
- A Note on School Policing 167
- 7. Where the Kids Are 169
- Where We Go from Here 172
- Undoing Zero Tolerance 178.