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Bell, Raymond; Semmel, Elizabeth – 1978
One of 52 theoretical papers on school crime and its relation to poverty, this chapter addresses itself to the identification and training of appropriate personnel to implement intervention programs that prevent disruptive, delinquent acts within communities in general and schools in particular. Two models are presented to prepare teachers both to…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Behavior Problems, Delinquent Behavior, Disadvantaged Youth
Reilly, Dennis M. – 1978
One of 52 theoretical papers on school crime and its relation to poverty, this chapter states that youthful vandalism is a multidetermined problem that has its roots not simply in the personality of the vandal but also in interaction with peer, family, and community systems. The costs of vandalism are noted, and various intrapsychic and…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Delinquency Prevention, Delinquent Behavior, Disadvantaged Youth
Ianni, Francis A. J. – 1978
One of 52 theoretical papers on school crime and its relation to poverty, this chapter, based on the findings of an indepth study of the social organization of the American high school, provides a new, school-specific way of examining the problem of school crime and violence. The study, which made use of field methodology, addressed two basic…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Delinquent Behavior, Educational Environment, High Schools
Peer reviewedBowles, James K. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 1982
Presents a theoretical model dealing with the nature of residence hall vandalism and the vandals themselves. Intervention strategies include primary, technical, deterrent, and publicity. Suggests by analyzing vandalism, university officials can allocate monetary and human resources to control it more effectively. (JAC)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Students, Delinquent Behavior, Dormitories
Download full textTinto, Vincent; And Others – 1978
One of 52 theoretical papers on school crime and its relation to poverty, this chapter attempts to demonstrate that deviant behaviors in school are caused and patterned by the manner in which schools differentially constrain the ability of students legitimately to attain the goal of academic success. By applying a modified and extended version of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Theories, Delinquent Behavior
De Cecco, John P.; Roberts, John K. – 1978
One of 52 theoretical papers on school crime and its relation to poverty, this chapter presents a model of negotiation as a means to resolve school conflict. The assumption is that school conflict is inevitable, but student delinquency is not. Delinquent behavior results from the way that the school deals with conflict. Students resort to…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Conflict Resolution, Delinquency Prevention
Kulka, Richard A.; And Others – 1978
One of 52 theoretical papers on school crime and its relation to poverty, this chapter proposes that school crime and disruption be conceptualized as a function of the congruence or fit between the personal characteristics of individual students and the social environments of the schools they attend. In developing a conceptual model, a selective…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Delinquent Behavior, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Environment
