Safety from the Inside: Rethinking Traditional Approaches

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Safety from the Inside Out : Rethinking Traditional Approaches ' by Alfie Kohn aims to educate the public regarding the real threat of violence to children . While school shootings and other violent crimes that happen on school grounds gain a lot of media attention , it is far more likely for a child to become the victim of violence off school grounds (Kohn , 2004 , 33 . Further , children are more likely to suffer from violence at the hands of an adult rather than at the hands of their

peers (Kohn , 2004 , 33 . However , the issue of school violence is analyzed along with the mistaken assumptions of how to respond to school violence . The problem the article tries to address is how to create policy that will be both effective as well as reduce violent acts committed against children while on school grounds

There are several terms that must be defined in to present a clear picture of the issue . The first is violence which by definition means attempting to or engaging in actions with the goal of inflicting bodily harm or death . This definition is important when discussing violence both in schools and off school grounds . Technical fixes is another definition that directly relates to this article . Technical fixes are technologically advanced pieces of equipment designed to reduce violence and include such things as metal detectors and video cameras . The final term to be defined is zero tolerance . Zero tolerance is the idea that any type of...