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In the early 1990s, the US has begun to see tragic violence in school that became more serious that just a schoolyard fight. ... School, once safe havens for kids while parents were at work, are now becoming battlefield grounds for Americas children. We are beginning to see a new generation of kids with violence and anger that is breaking down our public school systems.
As the role of the police officer evolves over the years, their role usually was away from the school except for the D. ... Police usually were in the area of school to prevent speeders but today are becoming more involved within schools rather outside of schools. Police act as role models in society because their badge shines with courage and fear in youngsters minds. Most younger children trust police officer, but after elementary school their attitude Shifts. They begin breaking the law by either committing status offences or through vandalism, which is common in any society with young kids
This trend started in the early nineties where high school violence has been on the rise and has been reported in the media. From 1996, 65% of school-associated deaths were students, 11% were staff members, and 23% were community members killed on school grounds. From 1994-1998, 173 incidents on school grounds that involved firearms and the majority were homicide. ... 3% of high school students carried a weapon in school, with 5. ... 4% of high school students were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property within 12 months of this survey. According to the CDCs School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS), it shows that among all school districts, 91 percent have a written policy prohibiting student violence and 80. ...
Today, students in schools face a 1 in 107,000 chance of being a victim of a violent death in school-associated place. This average figure is the national rating but the homicide rate is nine times higher in urban school than rural schools. ... With 11,000+ attacks with weapons and 187,000 attack without weapons that occurred in American schools in 1997 (USDE, 1997), violence is only going to rise due to new trends in violent video games, T. ... violence, and music which shape the way our kids think.
To counter the violence in schools, schools are taking the proactive measure of installing metal detectors in school so that weapons do not enter the school.
Approximate Word count = 1893
Approximate Pages = 7.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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