... were intended to remedy. A number of studies were conducted to evaluate the primary objective of these policies: decreasing and preventing violence in schools. At the core of the Zero-Tolerance philosophy is the assumption that harsh punishments for violence successfully deter students from behaving in a violent or disruptive manner. The concept of deterrence maintains two major assumptions: first, that imposing harsh ... should be expected that issues of discipline are especially prevalent in schools considering what we know about adolescent development, behavior and decision-making. A...

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... of Caucasian defendants convicted of killing African American victims, while African American defendants convicted of raping Caucasian women were commonly sentenced to death (Death Penalty Focus). Stephen Nathanson, a professor of philosophy at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois addressed the problems of discrimination and unpredictability best by saying, "as long as racial, class, religious, and economic bias continue to be important determinants ... ...

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