1. Zero Tolerance Policies and Adolescent Development
... community, public school suspensions and expulsions in the United States have skyrocketed. These policies require harsh punishments for a variety of misconduct and deny students due process or evidentiary review in cases of disciplinary infractions. The strict language of these policies were intended to hold students accountable for their misbehavior at school; however, according to Skiba & Knesting (2002 ... degree felony and expelled from school. In an article similarly discussing the improper implementation of zero tolerance policies, Decker (2005) tells the story of a third-grad...
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