The Benefits, Risks, and Challenges of Get-Tough and Support-Oriented Approaches to Improving School Safety

Schools have adopted get-tough policies and support-oriented policies, each of which creates not only potential benefits but also potential risks for youth delinquency and education. This article identifies potential benefits and risks of get-tough approaches and support-oriented approaches, respect...

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Main Author: Mears, Daniel P. (Author)
Contributors: Blomberg, Thomas G. ; Brown, Samantha J. ; Collier, Nicole L. ; Montes, Andrea N. ; Pesta, George B. ; Siennick, Sonja E.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Criminal justice policy review
Year: 2019, Volume: 30, Issue: 9, Pages: 1342-1367
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Delinquency
Get-tough
Schools
Support-oriented
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Summary:Schools have adopted get-tough policies and support-oriented policies, each of which creates not only potential benefits but also potential risks for youth delinquency and education. This article identifies potential benefits and risks of get-tough approaches and support-oriented approaches, respectively, to reduce delinquency. It then identifies challenges that can arise when schools seek to balance both get-tough and support-oriented policies. We illustrate these challenges by drawing on prior scholarship on these policies as well as a process evaluation of a large metropolitan school district’s pilot initiative to promote school safety and academic performance by assisting court-involved youth. We argue for developing a stronger empirical foundation for school-based approaches that aim to improve school safety and educational outcomes of youth.
ISSN:1552-3586
DOI:10.1177/0887403418786553