NCJ Number
59837
Date Published
1978
Length
287 pages
Annotation
PAPERS RELEVANT TO CAUSES OF SCHOOL CRIME, THE RELATION BETWEEN SCHOOL CRIME AND POVERTY, AND THE ROLE OF SCHOOLS IN GENERATING CRIME ARE COMPILED IN THIS VOLUME.
Abstract
TWELVE PAPERS DEAL WITH THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: IMPACT OF TEACHER PREPARATION AND SELECTION ON THE PREVENTION OF SCHOOL VANDALISM; AN INTEGRATED MODEL OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND SCHOOL CRIME; EXPANDING AUTONOMY OF YOUTH AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF AUTONOMY TO THE AMOUNT AND TYPE OF SOCIAL DISORDER AND DEVIANT BEHAVIOR IN SCHOOLS; SCHOOL CRIME, POWER, AND FREEDOM; LABELING DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; ROLE OF CONCEPTIONS AND DIAGNOSTIC STEREOTYPES IN THE IDENTIFICATION AND PROCESSING OF DELINQUENTS; CUMULATIVE AND EXPLORATORY DELINQUENCY; CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATIONAL DECISIONMAKING AS A DETERRENT TO SCHOOL CRIME AND DELINQUENCY; VIOLENT ACTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AS INADVERTENT REINFORCED BEHAVIOR; FEAR OF SCHOOL-BASED CRIME AND RATIONAL RESPONSES; STUDENT SOCIAL STRUCTURES AND SUBCULTURES AS FACTORS IN SCHOOL CRIME; AND A MODEL FOR DELINQUENCY PREVENTION IN AN URBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. REFERENCES AND TABULAR DATA ARE INCLUDED. (DEP)