Crime, Anti-Social Behaviour and Schools

The behaviour and safety of children and young people in and around schools is a topic of world-wide concern. From school shootings and deaths on school premises to the everyday behaviour of young people in school, this book explores what is happening in schools in Britain and links it with evidence from elsewhere in the world. Until relatively recently in Britain police involvement in schools was generally limited to the odd talk on drugs or 'stranger danger' or much more serious events that were clearly a crime. The concept of 'anti-social behaviour' was rarely used in relation to school children. Public discourse about young people more commonly links their behaviour to a 'lack of discipline in school' or 'poor parenting'; as well as the potential for problem behavior developing into 'anti-social' or 'criminal' behavior. Although schools are one of the safest places for most young people there is a great deal of generalized anxiety about schools and the behaviour of young people in and around schools. This book brings together a number of experts from within the fields of criminology, social policy and education to take a careful and critical look at these issues, underpinned by a number of original research projects that investigate the experiences of young people, teachers and parents Crime, Anti-social Behaviour And Schools -- Key Themes -- D.martin, P.squires & D.e.stephen Crime, Anti-social Behaviour And Education: A Critical Review -- A.millie & S.moore Schools And Social Control -- C.hayden The Problem With Boys? Critical Reflections On Schools, Inequalities And Anti-social Behaviour -- D.e.stephen Safety And Problem Behaviour In And Around Schools -- C.hayden 'risky Places' -- Young Peoples Experiences Of Crime And Victimisation At School And In The Community -- D.martin, C.chatwin & D.porteous Teachers' Experiences Of Violence In Secondary Schools -- D.martin, N.mackenzie & J.healy From Troublesome To Criminal: School Exclusion As The 'tipping Point' In Parents' Narratives Of Youth Offending -- A.holt Safer Schools Partnerships -- A.briers & E.dickmann Affecting The Behaviour Of Young People In Schools -- J.visser Restorative Approaches In Schools -- B.hopkins Schools As A Response To Crime And Anti-social Behaviour -- C.hayden. Edited By Carol Hayde, Denise Martin. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Crime, Anti-Social Behaviour and Schools — Key Themes....Pages 1-16 Crime, Anti-Social Behaviour and Education: A Critical Review....Pages 17-34 Schools and Social Control....Pages 35-55 The Problem with Boys? Critical Reflections on Schools, Inequalities and Anti-Social Behaviour....Pages 56-72 Safety, School Connectedness and Problem Behaviour....Pages 73-100 ‘Risky Places’ — Young People’s Experiences of Crime and Victimisation at School and in the Community....Pages 101-118 Teachers’ Experiences of Violence in Secondary Schools....Pages 119-140 From Troublesome to Criminal: School Exclusion as the ‘tipping point’ in Parents’ Narratives of Youth Offending....Pages 141-159 Safer Schools Partnerships....Pages 160-175 Affecting the Behaviour of Young People in Schools....Pages 176-191 Restorative Approaches in UK Schools....Pages 192-211 Schools as a Response to Crime, Anti-Social and Problem Behaviour....Pages 212-230 Back Matter....Pages 231-260 Until relatively recently in Britain police involvement in schools was generally limited to the odd talk on drugs or 'stranger danger' or much more serious events that were clearly a crime. The concept of 'anti-social behaviour' was rarely used in relation to school children. Public discourse about young people more commonly links their behaviour to a 'lack of discipline in school' or 'poor parenting'; as well as the potential for problem behavior developing into 'anti-social' or 'criminal' behavior. Although schools are one of the safest places for most young people there is a great deal of generalized anxiety about schools and the behaviour of young people in and around schools. This book brings together a number of experts from within the fields of criminology, social policy and education to take a careful and critical look at these issues, underpinned by a number of original research projects that investigate the experiences of young people, teachers and parents NL-ZmNBD The behaviour and safety of children and young people in and around schools is a topic of world-wide concern. From school shootings and deaths on school premises to the everyday behaviour of young people in school, this text explores what is happening in schools in Britain and links it with evidence from elsewhere in the world