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Book SynopsisHow police officers in schools are making them less safe
Trade ReviewHomeroom Security persuasively raises alarm over the arbitrary and pernicious rules to which students are subjected. [Kupchik] warns that such practices run the risk of creating docile subjects rather than critical citizens, an essential ingredient for a strong democracy. * Social Forces *
Kupchik's writing is meticulous and even-handed, even praising the officers whose methods he strongly disagrees with. * Salon *
In this reevaluation of efforts to address school safety, Kupchik finds that recent attempts to reduce school violence have resulted in actions that contribute to the problem rather than correct it. -- R. Roth * Choice *
Kupchik provides a compelling and detailed overview of the current discipline environment in today's schools . . . Kupchik builds the case that the recent law-and-order approach to student behavior may have many negative consequences, such as developing a population that never questions authority while not accomplishing the goal of keeping students safer. * VOYA Library Magazine *
Few issues are more important to parents than school violence. . . . This is research of prime quality that is readable and rigorous on an issue of extraordinary public importance and interest. -- Jonathan Simon,author of Governing through Crime
In his compelling, important book about American schools and discipline, Kupchik, a professor of sociology at the University of Delaware, punctures the myth that tighter security measures stemmed from Columbine or any other school shooting. -- Kate Tuttle * Boston Globe *
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Introduction: Too Much Discipline 1 A New Regime (with Nicole L. Bracy) 2 Protecting Our Children: Discipline Practices at School 3 A Blue Line on the Chalkboard: Police Presence in Schools (with Nicole L. Bracy) 4 Teaching to the Rules 5 Unequal Discipline Conclusion: Undoing the Harm Epilogue Appendix: Research Methods and Analysis Notes Index About the Author
