Zero tolerance vs restorative justice in the United States

Abstract: As schools across the United States begin to move away from the harsh Zero Tolerance policies that characterised the better part of the previous three decades, there is an opportunity to change the focus of school discipline. Frequently, school discipline policies are centred on punitive approaches that separate students from their peers. Rather than meeting the needs of these students, schools alienate them from their peers, teachers, and school communities. The goal of the education system is to provide children and adolescents with a quality education that will allow them to grow into productive and participating members of society. Zero Tolerance and school discipline policies were created to protect students, but, in practice, these policies have proven to be harmful and have unintended consequences. Too often, punitive disciplinary action in the school setting puts students on a pathway that leads into the juvenile or criminal justice system. Although the ...

Angaben zum Objekt

• Weitere Titel: Ničelna toleranca proti restorativni pravičnosti v Združenih državah Amerike
• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: In: CEPS Journal 13 (2023) 4, S. 185-203 ; ISSN: 2232-2647 ; ISSN: 1855-9719 ; (DE-600)2714526-8

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wo): Frankfurt
• (wer): DIPF Leibniz Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation
• (wann): 2023
• Urheber: Battjes, Kimberly ; Zane Kaplan, Lilly

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.25656/01:29043
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-290439
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 25.03.2025, 13:50 MEZ