Security in schools : its effect on students / Shannon Womer Phaneuf.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phaneuf, Shannon Womer, 1971-

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Schools--Security measures.

Schools.

School violence--Prevention.

School violence.

Students--Protection.

Students.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Millions of dollars are spent each year improving school security, but little has been done to assess the influence of these strategies on school violence or student fear. Phaneuf examined the influence of school security practices on student fear, student bonding, and school climate in a sample of secondary schools. Her results indicated that the use of security practices in schools did not influence levels of student fear or bonding. Several school- and community-level variables were better predictors of student fear and bonding than was the use of school security strategies. Among these var

Contents:

The changing school environment and the rise of security

The research study

Understanding the influence of school security on fear, bonding, and school climate : an overview of the literature

Sample, measures, and procedures

The results are in : questions answered

Where do we go from here? : a look at the future for research, policy, and practice.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-194) and index.

ISBN:

1-59332-565-7

OCLC:

732955806