Keeping students safe in school have been an issue of concern in the country over the past decade. School officials have continued to deliberate on best ways to keep the students safe including putting of police officers in schools. Insecurity might be thought to be caused by external perpetrators, but it is also possible that students can be the agents of insecurity. Thus, police presence in the schools can significantly improve then the level of security.
Jason Nance through an empirical analysis stated that increasing police officers presence at school will significantly increase the odds that a school will refer students to law enforcement for offenses including the lower-level offenses. The laws put in place by the school administration so as to ensure security prevails in the school may determine the level of discipline of its students. While the governments have continuously conducted researches and surveys targeting to inform the public about the safety of the student.
Less have been done regarding determining which can be the best school policies that should be put forward so as to reduce the crime rates amongst the students. In considering the different strategies for promoting safe and productive school environments, it has been difficult to know what works better and what doesn’t. Zero tolerance in schools has been an issue of concern for both the government and the school administrators. In particular, longstanding debates about zero tolerance policies leave many people confused about the basic facts (Jacob K Brown et al., 2013).
The goal of this research project is to collect secondary data from the U.S National Center for Educational Statistics about School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) that was conducted in the fall of 2010 school holiday.
My main objective is to use this data to conduct an in-depth research using survey data collected from school principals to compare outcomes of programs with and without zero tolerance policies and practices.
To analyze this objective, I am going to use different statistical computations that assess the relationship between the number of crimes occurring in a school and the type of punishment passed for different crimes. Some of the statistical calculations I will employ include correlation analysis, logistic regression, multiple regression and tests based on the comparison of means.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Executive Summary
- Background Of The Study And Significance
- Analysis Of Zero Tolerance Policies
- Justification for zero-tolerance practices
- Critiques Of Zero-Tolerance Policies
- Research Questions
- Significance Of The Study
- Research Design And Methods
- Specific Aim
- Subjects
- Procedures
- Recruitment
- Data Collection Phase
- The mail-Stage
- Data collection
- The follow-up session
- Survey instruments
- Personal information
- School Practices and Programs
- Parent and community involvement at school
- School security
- Staff training
- Limitations on Crime Prevention
- Frequency of Crime and Violence at School
- Number of incidents
- Disciplinary Problems and Actions
- School characteristics
- Data analysis strategy
- Descriptive statistics
- Correlation analysis
- Logistic regression
- T-test
- Dealing with Missing data
- Confidentiality
- References
- The prevalence and impact of zero-tolerance policies in schools.
- The relationship between zero-tolerance policies and crime rates in schools.
- The potential consequences of zero-tolerance policies on students, particularly those from marginalized groups.
- The role of school administrators and policymakers in shaping and implementing zero-tolerance policies.
- The effectiveness of alternative approaches to school discipline and crime prevention.
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This research project aims to analyze the effectiveness of zero-tolerance policies and practices in schools using data from the U.S. National Center for Educational Statistics' School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS). The study will examine the relationship between the number of crimes occurring in a school and the type of punishment passed for different crimes using statistical computations such as correlation analysis, logistic regression, multiple regression, and tests based on the comparison of means.
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
The study begins with an overview of the background and significance of zero-tolerance policies, highlighting the increasing prevalence of discipline rates in American schools and the rise of the "School-to-Prison Pipeline." This section explores the motivations behind implementing zero-tolerance policies, including the public's concern about school safety in response to events like the Columbine High School shooting. The chapter also discusses the potential drawbacks of these policies, particularly their disproportionate impact on students of color.
Further chapters delve into the research methodology and data analysis strategy, providing a detailed description of the data collection process, survey instruments, and statistical methods employed to analyze the relationship between zero-tolerance policies and school crime rates. The research aims to shed light on the effectiveness of zero-tolerance policies in promoting school safety and explore alternative approaches to discipline and crime prevention.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The primary focus of this research project is on zero-tolerance policies in schools, exploring their impact on student discipline, crime rates, and the "School-to-Prison Pipeline." The study employs statistical analysis of secondary data from the U.S. National Center for Educational Statistics' School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) to analyze the effectiveness of these policies and identify potential alternatives. Key themes include school safety, discipline practices, racial disparities in school discipline, and the role of school administrators and policymakers in shaping educational policies.
- Quote paper
- Festus Kipkosgei (Author), 2010, The School to Prison Pipeline in the USA. Examining The Influence Of Zero Tolerance Practice Using School Survey On Crime And Safety (SSOCS) Data, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/314341
