Is More Necessarily Better? School Security and Perceptions of Safety among Students and Parents in the United States

The use of security measures within schools has increased dramatically over the past few decades. These proliferations are often touted by teachers, school administrators, politicians, and the public as necessary for improving student safety. Though research in this area is growing, we know little a...

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VerfasserInnen: Mowen, Thomas J. (VerfasserIn) ; Freng, Adrienne (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2019
In: American journal of criminal justice
Jahr: 2019, Band: 44, Heft: 3, Seiten: 376-394
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Zusammenfassung:The use of security measures within schools has increased dramatically over the past few decades. These proliferations are often touted by teachers, school administrators, politicians, and the public as necessary for improving student safety. Though research in this area is growing, we know little about how increased use of school security measures relates to both student and parental perceptions of school safety. Using data from wave one of the 2002 Educational Longitudinal Study, the current study investigates the relationship between the use of security measures in schools and student and parent assessments of safety. Findings from multi-level models indicate that school security measures are, generally, related to decreased perceptions of safety by both parents and students. Implications of these findings are addressed.
ISSN:1936-1351
DOI:10.1007/s12103-018-9461-7