NCJ Number
29256
Date Published
1974
Length
0 pages
Annotation
A GUIDE FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND POLICE, THIS FILM DESCRIBES THE LAWS ON SUCH COMMON SCHOOL PROBLEMS AS NON-STUDENT LOITERERS, THEFTS, VIOLENCE, SEARCHES OF STUDENTS, AND POLICE AUTHORITY ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES.
Abstract
A FICTIONAL SITUATION IS PRESENTED IN WHICH A SECONDARY SCHOOL IS CONFRONTED WITH THE PROBLEM OF INCREASING CRIME ON THE SCHOOL GROUNDS, RANGING FROM EQUIPMENT THEFT, FIGHTS AMONG STUDENTS, AND THREATS AGAINST STAFF MEMBERS, TO ASSAULTS WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. USING THESE SITUATIONS AS A BACKGROUND, THE VARIOUS LAWS RELATING TO SCHOOLS AND CONDUCT OF PERSONS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS ARE REVIEWED. SPECIFICALLY, THE LAWS RELATING TO INTERVIEWING OR REMOVING STUDENTS FROM SCHOOL DURING SCHOOL HOURS, LOCKER SEARCHES, TAKING CONFESSIONS FROM STUDENTS, AND LOITERING AROUND SCHOOL GROUNDS ARE DISCUSSED. A TRAINING MANUAL IS ALSO PROVIDED.