Selling Us the Fortress: The Promotion of Techno-Security Equipment for Schools

In the wake of school shootings and the more recent threats of terrorism, schools - like many public institutions - have begun installing techno-security equipment ranging from surveillance cameras to microchip tracking systems. Is this equipment necessary and who really benefits from its use? Selling Us the Fortress, the first qualitative study of the relationship between the security industry and schools, analyzes how technologies once reserved primarily for war have become a common fixture in modern schools, including detailing how school personnel are "sold" on the idea that the mass installation of techno-security is in their best interest. 

Politics & Social Sciences

Casella, Ronnie

Sociology

Routledge

In the wake of school shootings and the more recent threats of terrorism, schools - like many public institutions - have begun installing techno-security equipment ranging from surveillance cameras to microchip tracking systems. Is this equipment necessary and who really benefits from its use? Selling Us the Fortress, the first qualitative study of the relationship between the security industry and schools, analyzes how technologies once reserved primarily for war have become a common fixture in modern schools, including detailing how school personnel are "sold" on the idea that the mass installation of techno-security is in their best interest.

Preventing Violence in Schools

School violence is a burning issue these days. This book provides an in-depth analysis of violence prevention programs and an assessment of their effectiveness, using data from observations, individual interviews, and focus groups, as well as published data from the schools. It is distinguished by its focus on the cultural and structural context of school violence and violence prevention efforts. Where most other researchers use quantitative measures, such as surveys, to assess the effectiveness of violence prevention programs, the authors of this book use qualitative research and ethnography to study the environment where such programs take place. Thus, this work--one of only a few ethnographic studies of violence prevention programs in schools--links previous quantitative research on the topic and critical ethnography. Preventing Violence in Schools: A Challenge to American Democracy:  *includes voices of school students, accused of practicing violence, who have been participants in violence prevention programs; *analyzes a citywide peer mediation program (who benefits and who does not, who is mediated and who mediates, and what the implications of these findings may be); *examines the kinds of violence recognized in schools and the ways schools themselves may perpetuate violence; and *describes a violence prevention program for students at an alternative school.  Preventing Violence in Schools: A Challenge to American Democracy is highly relevant for students in courses on urban education, foundations of education, education and social policy, youth and the law, and qualitative research, and for teachers, administrators, and other professionals, such as school psychologists and guidance counselors, at the middle and high school levels.

Preventing Violence in Schools: A Challenge To American Democracy

Burstyn, Joan N.

Bender, Geoff

Gordon, Howard W.

Guerra, Domingo P.

Social Sciences

"Being Down": Challenging Violence In Urban Schools

This book looks at the lives of young people and the violence that is a daily part of their world in an urban high school. “Being Down” studies school violence comprehensively―linking school ethnography, policy analysis, and urban studies and encompassing city politics, racism, policing, and systemic and economic injustices in its all-too-real portrait of youth violence in American society. Rich with dialogue, this timely volume considers school violence in its many forms, including gun and weapon usage, assault and harassment, bullying, fighting, suicide, and hate crimes. In addition to youth violence, the book examines federal policies and court cases that have shaped judicial and punitive responses to violence. Chapters cover: <ul>
<li> Zero tolerance policy</li> <li> School discipline</li> <li> Urban policing</li> <li> Community and school relations</li> <li> Segregation and school inequities</li> <li> Alternative schools</li> <li> Boot Camps</li>
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Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Teachers' College Press

This book looks at the lives of young people and the violence that is a daily part of their world in an urban high school. “Being Down” studies school violence comprehensively―linking school ethnography, policy analysis, and urban studies and encompassing city politics, racism, policing, and systemic and economic injustices in its all-too-real portrait of youth violence in American society. Rich with dialogue, this timely volume considers school violence in its many forms, including gun and weapon usage, assault and harassment, bullying, fighting, suicide, and hate crimes. In addition to youth violence, the book examines federal policies and court cases that have shaped judicial and punitive responses to violence. Chapters cover: Zero tolerance policy School discipline Urban policing Community and school relations Segregation and school inequities Alternative schools Boot Camps

How do you write a good qualitative dissertation? This book offers advice about and examples of the primary tasks and hidden complications in writing a qualitative dissertation. The long process of bringing a dissertation to completion involves making many choices―substantive, organizational, and interpersonal. This guidebook takes you through the process―from the first formulation of the topic and selection of a committee to development of an argument and, finally, preparation for the defense. 
This user-friendly resource contains: 
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<li>First-hand insights and approaches to help students survive the dissertation process.</li>
<li>Help for understanding what makes a good research question. </li>
<li>Observations on the importance of critical feedback from advisors. </li>
<li>Anecdotes illustrating common problems students face.</li>
<li>A guide to negotiating the IRB (Institutional Review Board). </li>
<li>Advice on preparing for and getting through the defense.</li>
<li>And much, much more!</li>
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A Practical Guide to the Qualitative Dissertation: For Students and Their Advisors in Education, Human Services and Social Science

Biklen, Sari Knopp

Higher & Continuing Education

Despite well-publicized reports of decreased incidents of violence, the United States remains a leader in rates of homicide, handgun ownership, and school violence. Based on research conducted in high schools and a prison, At Zero Tolerance examines how the United States has responded to violence in its schools and in its streets. In addition to its critique of «get tough» policies initiated in the 1990s, this book offers a means of violence prevention that addresses issues of school restructuring, handgun policy, vocational education, and popular culture. At Zero Tolerance examines violence and violence prevention from the perspectives of policy, institutional reform, and the individuals most affected by the crisis, namely, youths caught in cycles of victimization and victimizing.

At Zero Tolerance: Punishment, Prevention, and School Violence

Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers

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Selling Us the Fortress: The Promotion of Techno-Security Equipment for Schools

Selling Us the Fortress: The Promotion of Techno-Security Equipment for Schools

Preventing Violence in Schools: A Challenge To American Democracy

"Being Down": Challenging Violence In Urban Schools

"Being Down": Challenging Violence In Urban Schools

A Practical Guide to the Qualitative Dissertation: For Students and Their Advisors in Education, Human Services and Social Science

At Zero Tolerance: Punishment, Prevention, and School Violence