Students' Opinions of the New Security Measures/Equipment in Their High School.

Autor/in	Hernandez, Florence
Titel	Students' Opinions of the New Security Measures/Equipment in Their High School.
Quelle	(1996), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Alarm Systems; Discipline Policy; Dress Codes; High Schools; School Safety; School Security; School Uniforms; Security Personnel; Social Control; Student Attitudes; Student Behavior; Violence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alarm; Alarmanlage; Disziplinarmaßnahme; Kleiderordnung; High school; Oberschule; School uniform; Schulkleidung; Sicherheitsberuf; Soziale Kontrolle; Schülerverhalten; Student behaviour; Gewalt
Abstract	A challenge for teachers and administrators has been to develop security policies that will effectively reduce violence and improve school climate. This paper describes students' reactions to security measures implemented at a Chicago high school that served a low-socioeconomic-status neighborhood comprised predominantly of African-American and Hispanic populations. The school hired more security guards, enforced a student-uniform policy, and spent $40,000 on communication technology. Data were obtained from a survey of 30 out of the total 1,274 students at the high school. Findings indicate that a majority of the students favored the new security measures and approved of the zero-tolerance policy and the wearing of student identification badges. A significant number of students agreed that additional security personnel had improved security and reduced violence in the halls. However, a large proportion believed that school uniforms did not deter gang violence. One table is included. (Contains 12 references.) (LMI)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01