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Effectiveness of Zero Tolerance Policies and Suggestions for Improvement to Reduce School Violence

Effectiveness of Zero Tolerance Policies and Suggestions for Improvement to Reduce School Violence

Danielle Marie Carkin Lacorazza, Michel-Ange Siaba
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 29
ISBN13: 9781668482711|ISBN10: 1668482711|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668482759|EISBN13: 9781668482728
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8271-1.ch004
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Lacorazza, Danielle Marie Carkin, and Michel-Ange Siaba. "Effectiveness of Zero Tolerance Policies and Suggestions for Improvement to Reduce School Violence." Addressing Violence in the U.S. Public School System, edited by Jeffrey D. Herron, et al., IGI Global, 2023, pp. 65-93. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-8271-1.ch004

APA

Lacorazza, D. M. & Siaba, M. (2023). Effectiveness of Zero Tolerance Policies and Suggestions for Improvement to Reduce School Violence. In J. Herron, S. Sartin, & J. Budd (Eds.), Addressing Violence in the U.S. Public School System (pp. 65-93). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-8271-1.ch004

Chicago

Lacorazza, Danielle Marie Carkin, and Michel-Ange Siaba. "Effectiveness of Zero Tolerance Policies and Suggestions for Improvement to Reduce School Violence." In Addressing Violence in the U.S. Public School System, edited by Jeffrey D. Herron, Sharon R. Sartin, and Joseph Budd, 65-93. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-8271-1.ch004

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Abstract

Zero tolerance policies are ineffective at reducing violence in the school system; thus, the chapter will demonstrate the ways in which the punitive approach does more harm than good, particularly for marginalized youth. One of the concerns of the chapter is to exemplify the lack of evidence suggesting the effectiveness of zero tolerance policies as a means of less disruption, but rather as creating a criminogenic and more destructive impact on youth. Additionally, the chapter addresses overarching concern of how these policies impede the academic achievement of youth punitively punished. The chapter documents the disparities in treatment among youth through the implementation of zero tolerance policies, particularly youth of color, youth with disabilities, and youth with mental illness. The chapter concludes by offering alternatives for managing student behaviors through policy and programming that are deemed more effective and less harmful for youths.

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