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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 Magazine 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 appraoch 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, 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 Kupchik's writing is meticulous and even-handed, even praising the officers whose methods he strongly disagrees with. -Salon.com,

Kupchik's writing is meticulous and even-handed, even praising the officers whose methods he strongly disagrees with. -Salon.com,

"""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 Magazine"" ""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 appraoch 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, ""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"" ""Kupchik's writing is meticulous and even-handed, even praising the officers whose methods he strongly disagrees with."" -Salon.com,"

<p> Kupchik's writing is meticulous and even-handed, even praising the officers whose methods he strongly disagrees with. <br>-Salon.com,

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