Disruptive Youths and Public Schools
Juveniles attend school to obtain their education and should think they are secure, safe, and at peace while attending school. Juveniles who attend public schools with little or no interest in education tend to act in ways that disturb other classmates. Most public schools have had an increase in disruptive, disrespectful, and even aggressive students over the past few years. For overly disruptive students, local court justice systems can appoint troublesome youths to an alternative school. Alternative Schools for Disruptive Youths (1999) provide an effective schooling option for trouble youths. Jacksonville, Florida offers three public alternative schools for disruptive youths: Mattie V Rutherford Alterative Education Center, Grand Park Education Center, and Lackawanna Alternative Education Center. According to Hill (2004-2009), “A juvenile delinquent is a person who is under age (usually below 18), who is found to have committed a crime in the states which have declared by law that a minor lacks responsibility and may not be sentenced as an adult” (juvenile delinquent, para. 1). Because troublesome students cause disturbances in schools, juvenile delinquents should not be allowed to attend public schools because of disruptive behavior in class, lack of academic interest, and benefits of delinquents in alternative schooling.
Disruptive Behavior in Class
Fighting
Lack of supervision from parents or a poor upbringing of youth can both be factors to why children come to school with a hostile attitude and disruptive behavior. Acts of violence such as fighting are ways some children can release their frustration and low self esteem toward other classmates. By fighting and beating up another stu...
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Juvenile delinquency is a problem these days, despite a recent drop in arrests. Roughly 2.5 million juveniles are arrested every year for different crimes in America. About 100,000 of those are violent crimes, however those statistics are slightly inaccurate since only half of juvenile crimes are reported (Juvenile Justice Basic Statistics, 2011). Creating interventions to assist at-risk youth means preventing them from starting on a path to crime is a priority. Juvenile justice system researchers and professionals must gain a better understanding of the contributing elements that cause delinquent behavior.
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Students are being sent to court for minor offenses. Once they arrive in court, eighty percent of the time, they do not have a lawyer representing them (“What is the School-to-Prison Pipeline?”). Without proper representation, these students are not given a fair trial. Often times, they will end up with fines or prison time because of their lack of an attorney. In addition to court appearances, the average student also faces the possibility of a ticket. “275,000 nontraffic-related Class C misdemeanor tickets were issued to young people in Texas. Many of these were issued by school police officers for disorderly conduct, disruption of class, disruption of transportation, and truancy” (Fowler 17). Ordinary high school students were getting tickets for misbehaving in class instead of being sent to the principal’s office. With these tickets, students could receive up to $500 in fines and community service (Fowler 17). “Youth who are disciplined or court-involved are at increased risk of dropping out and becoming involved in the juvenile justice system” (Fowler 17). These tickets are creating a bigger entrance to the school-to-prison pipeline. Moreover, average students are also getting suspended for minor offenses. A fifth grader was suspended for using his hands to make a gun gesture. The principal called it a “level 2 lookalike
Bullies, who can be children and adults, can be physically violent towards others because they have seen domestic violence in the comfort of their own homes. According to Behavior Advisor, “Some believe that bullies learn their intimidation tactics from their parents/guardians, and are displaying behaviors that serve a function in their home environments” (“Bullying: Characteristics and Interventions”). Children watch a lot of adult activity and they have the drama embedded in their brain; thinking it is tolerable to be dominant towards others. In the same way, when children grow up, they still have a violent mindset when they become
Transitioning from being a child to an adult brings challenges that some handle well and others have considerable trouble with. The amount of child delinquents between the ages of 7 and 12 inside the system has jumped 33 percent within a ten year period. This information raises red flags and sets of alarms inside the juvenile system because younger offenders of serious crimes are more likely to repeat their offenses. The likelihood of a child delinquent between the ages of 7 and 12 to become a serious offender is two to three times higher than delinquents in their teens (Flores, Child Delinquency, 2003). Studies addressing school influences on antisocial behavior have consistently shown that poor academic performance is directly correlated with child behavior issues and to the onset of serious delinquency (Brewer et al., 1995; Maguin and Loeber, 1996). The increase in school shootings and violence by kids inside their own places of learning shows the validity of the studies. Schools are looking for a more positive way to enforce discipline. Suspension and expulsion are proving to be a far less effective way of invoking discipline for juveniles. The time away from schools results in kids having more free time on their hands with nothing constructive or educational to do. This causes the juveniles involve themselves in criminal activities that usually begin petty, but after time the offenses increase in magnitude. Schools with very little teacher cooperation and poor teacher satisfaction ratings are linked to antisocial behavior in kids. The community plays a very important role in the development of juveniles as well. Poverty levels inside the community cause the development of antisocial behavior.
This chapter examines the juvenile justice diversion as an alternative to formal adjudication of juvenile justice and the placement of children, particularly residential placement. Juvenile Diversion is based on the premise that youth exposure to justice may be more harmful than beneficial (Shelden, 1999).
In this section, the links between parental education levels and their children’s violent behavior at school will be discussed.
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Violence in American schools has triggered debates on the root cause of student’s anger and aggressive behavior and proposed proactive solutions.
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