1. Zero Tolerance Policies and Adolescent Development
... 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 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 multiple studies, ... that issues of discipline are especially prevalent in schools considering what we know about adolescent development, behavior and decision-making. Another important component of the zero-toler...
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