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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815222503321

Autore

Phaneuf Shannon Womer <1971->

Titolo

Security in schools [[electronic resource] ] : its effect on students / / Shannon Womer Phaneuf

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2009

ISBN

1-59332-565-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 p.)

Collana

Criminal justice

Disciplina

363.11/9371

Soggetti

Schools - Security measures

School violence - Prevention

Students - Protection

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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