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Author May, David C., 1966-

Title School safety in the United States : a reasoned look at the rhetoric / David C. May, Associate Professor of Sociology Mississippi State University.

Publication Info. Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, [2014]

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  371.78 M466S    Check Shelf
Description xiii, 241 pages ; 26 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introducing the critical study of school safety -- Forty years of school homicides : are our kids really more at risk in the 21st century? -- Predictors of weapon reporting among students : who tells and why? -- Parental aggression against teachers : a new threat or an old myth? -- Fear of crime in schools -- Corporal punishment in the United States -- Evaluating the effectiveness of a bullying prevention program : evidence from a quasi-experimental design -- Reducing the disproportionate minority contact in schools : stemming the school to prison pipeline -- Exploring alternatives to out-of-school suspension : a quasi experimental study examining the effectiveness of community service work -- School resource officers : effective tools when properly used? -- School-level crisis response planning -- Tying it all together.
Subject School violence -- United States.
School discipline -- United States.
Schools -- United States -- Safety measures.
Behavior modification -- United States.
Classroom management -- United States.
Behavior modification. (OCoLC)fst00829918
Classroom management. (OCoLC)fst00863730
School discipline. (OCoLC)fst01107289
School violence. (OCoLC)fst01107915
Schools -- Safety measures. (OCoLC)fst01108029
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
ISBN 9781611630213 (ali. paper)
1611630215 (ali. paper)
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