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Spaces of Surveillance: A Study of Newspaper Articles on School Surveillance Cameras from 2002-2014
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Grannäs, Jan – Education and Society, 2016
Today, school fires, vandalism, graffiti and bullying in school environments are common occurrences in Sweden. As a result, schools are faced with significant tangible and intangible costs for different types of measures, of which surveillance technology is one. This paper presents a study of newspaper articles mapping the occurrence and…
Descriptors: Newspapers, School Security, Foreign Countries, Video Technology
Trends in Student Misconduct: The 70s and 80s.
Moles, Oliver C. – 1987
This paper examines national data from the early 1970s to the mid 1980s in order to identify trends in student and teacher victimization in schools. All the student and teacher victimization data reviewed in this paper contradict the notion of a progressive worsening of the school crime problem. Assault statistics showed little change, robberies…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Crime, Delinquency, Educational Environment
Adolescent Firesetting: Why Do They Say They Do It?
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Swaffer, Tracey; Hollin, Clive R. – Journal of Adolescence, 1995
Previous methods of classifying motives for firesetting into categories such as "revenge" and "excitement" have been criticized for their failure to reflect the heterogeneity of firesetting. In this study, 17 young firesetters were interviewed. In keeping with previous studies, six distinct groups emerged. Implications for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Crime, Delinquency
Trends in Interpersonal Crimes in Schools. Research Symposium: Student Discipline.
Moles, Oliver C. – Spectrum, 1984
Analyzes recent school crime trends, drawing primarily on National Education Association and United States Department of Justice surveys. Presents 1973-1980 data on assault, robbery, and theft--both competed and attempted--against secondary school students, and 1972-1983 figures on assault, vandalism, and theft by students against public school…
Descriptors: Crime, Discipline Problems, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Crime and Disorder in the Public School.
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Harlan, John P.; McDowell, Charles P. – Educational Studies, 1981
Describes public school responses to crime and student delinquency in terms of behavioral expectations. The authors conclude that school discipline policies are often based more on the fear of violence, disruptive behavior, and unpredictable situations than on actual incidents. (AM)
Descriptors: Crime, Delinquent Behavior, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Explaining Crime and Disorder in Libraries.
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Kirkpatrick, John T. – Library Trends, 1984
Reviews nature of criminal activity in libraries in context of two criminological theoretical groupings: psychological theories (encompasses criminological attention to individual psychological traits), and sociological theories (examines ways in which societies are structured and how structures might generate crime). Some strategies of prevention…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Crime, Crime Prevention, Criminology
Coping with Crime on Campus.
Smith, Michael Clay – 1988
A compilation, analysis and interpretation are provided of the court cases, involving crime or criminal-like behavior on college campuses, that have reached the appellate courts. The book is designed for the non-lawyer administrator. In addition, suggestions for successful administrative strategies are offered, together with checklists for…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Problems, College Administration, College Role