Conceptualising school violence: a human rights perspective

The primary thrust of this article is that the nature and scope of school violence is most adequately addressed from a human rights perspective. In an attempt to advance this thesis an initial attempt is made to derive a human rights based definition of violence. This definition is then employed in...

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Main Author: Gopal, Nirmala (Author)
Contributors: Collings, Steven J.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Acta criminologica
Year: 2017, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 1-13
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)
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Keywords:
Conceptual framework
Human rights
School violence
South Africa
Violence
Definition
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Summary:The primary thrust of this article is that the nature and scope of school violence is most adequately addressed from a human rights perspective. In an attempt to advance this thesis an initial attempt is made to derive a human rights based definition of violence. This definition is then employed in the development of a framework for conceptualizing school violence, and finally the implications of a human rights perspective on school violence are considered.
ISSN:1012-8093