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Zero-Tolerance Policies and Youth: Protection or Profiling?
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Webb, Patrick; Kritsonis, William Allan – Online Submission, 2006
The purpose of this article is to analyze and explore the various uses of zero-tolerance among youth in the United States. The authors illustrate the origin, goals, problems, and perceptions associated with this "crime-control measure" among youth within educational settings.
Descriptors: Zero Tolerance Policy, Discipline, Student Behavior, School Safety
Controlling Those Kids: Social Control and the Use of Pretrial Detention among Youth in the United States of America--National Implications
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Webb, Patrick; Kritsonis, William Allan – Online Submission, 2006
This analysis will identify the theoretical basis associated with the use of pretrial detention among youth in the United Sates. This article is designed to offer a comprehensive description of the use of pre-trial detention of youth. In addition, a theoretical discussion of this "crime-control" measure is identified. Policy implications…
Descriptors: Social Control, Juvenile Justice, Public Policy, Correctional Institutions