| NCJ Number: |
122436  |
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| Title: |
Schools Lay Down the Law |
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| Journal: |
School Safety Dated:(Winter 1990) Pages:27-29 |
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| Author(s): |
J Menacker; W Weldon; E Hurwitz |
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| Date Published: |
1990 |
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| Annotation: |
A 3-year study of school safety in schools serving kindergarten through eighth grade in Chicago found that school rules are most effective when teachers, administrators, parents, and students all have major roles in their development. |
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| Abstract: |
The research focused on two schools in which committees of teachers and parents developed discipline codes and on two other schools that served as controls. The schools were located in one of the poorest and most crime-ridden areas of Chicago. The committees learned about law regarding order and control, developed a code that required teachers to become educators about discipline, established discipline councils to review important discipline cases, and included rewards for good behavior as well as punishments for bad behavior. The research found that educators and parents often lack understanding of the laws applicable to school order and safety, that effective parent involvement is the greatest need for improving school order and safety, and that patterns of discipline administration at disorderly and unsafe schools are often inconsistent and inefficient. |
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| Main Term(s): |
School security |
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| Index Term(s): |
Crime in schools; Discipline; Illinois; School delinquency programs |
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| Grant Number: |
87-MV-CX-004 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Institute of Justice/
Rockville, MD 20849
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Washington, DC 20531 |
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| Sale Source: |
National Institute of Justice/
NCJRS paper reproduction
Box 6000, Dept F
Rockville, MD 20849
United States of America
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States of America |
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| Page Count: |
3 |
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| Format: |
Article |
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| Type: |
Program/Project Evaluation |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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