... were transferred to adult court than ever before, and previously non-threatening environments became criminalized. Furlong, This perception of dangerous, criminal youth soon penetrated school communities and school discipline codes began to echo the sentiments of this punitive movement (Furlong, Chung, & Bates, 1995). Furlong, Chung and Bates (1995) reported that media, through its extensive ... policies expanded in schools, controversy grew around their validity, effectiveness and enforcement. While policing in schools became increasingly more common and school administrators frequentl...

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