1. Zero Tolerance Policies and Adolescent Development
... As a federal mandate, schools reliant on federal funding had to adopt this strict, no-nonsense policy and thus Zero-Tolerance Policies became a reality in 94% of school across America (Cerrone, 1999). As these policies expanded in schools, controversy grew around their validity, effectiveness and enforcement. While policing in schools became increasingly more common and school ... that imposing harsh punishments on offenders will discourage them from committing future offenses; second, that fear of harsh punishment will deter others from committing like offenses (Tebo, 2011). Across mult...
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