NCJ Number
42695
Journal
Urban Education Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Dated: (APRIL 1975) Pages: 54-72
Date Published
1975
Length
19 pages
Annotation
THE PURPOSE OF THE PAPER IS TO ANALYZE THE PHENOMENON OF VANDALISM, DEFINED AS DESTRUCTION AND DAMAGE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY, AND OFFERS SOME APPROACHES THAT COULD BE EMPLOYED TO REDUCE ITS OCCURRENCE.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES RESEARCH AND THEORIZING THAT IS BEING DONE IN THE AREA OF SCHOOL VANDALISM, NOTING THE AMBIGUITIES IN THE CONCEPT OF VANDALISM, ITSELF. FURTHER, SOCIAL CONTROL STRATEGIES ARE ANALYZED, ALONG WITH THE NOTION OF STRATEGIC LEVEL FOR ACTION OR RESEARCH. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...KAP