Police in the Hallways : Discipline in an Urban High School

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As zero-tolerance discipline policies have been instituted at high schools across the country, police officers are employed with increasing frequency to enforce behavior codes and maintain order, primarily at poorly performing, racially segregated urban schools. Actions that may once have sent stude...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nolan, Kathleen (Author)
Other Authors: Willis, Paul
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Urban high schools.
School discipline.
EDUCATION > General.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
Écoles secondaires urbaines > États-Unis.
Discipline scolaire > États-Unis.
Urban high schools > United States.
School discipline > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:As zero-tolerance discipline policies have been instituted at high schools across the country, police officers are employed with increasing frequency to enforce behavior codes and maintain order, primarily at poorly performing, racially segregated urban schools. Actions that may once have sent students to the detention hall or resulted in their suspension may now introduce them to the criminal justice system. In "Police in the Hallways," Kathleen Nolan explores the impact of policing and punitive disciplinary policies on the students and their educational experience. Through in-depth.
Physical Description:1 online resource (232 pages).
ISBN:9780816678648

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