The failure on behalf of these policies to create safer schools calls for reform and the implementation of evidence-based alternatives to school discipline. ... The history of zero tolerance policies in the United States in addition to psychological research and case studies, provide evidence that these policies cause more harm than good to schools and students.  ... Legal rhetoric and media outlets painted an image of the murderous, impulse driven juvenile, permeating fear throughout American society; juvenile arrests skyrocketed, more juveniles were transferred to adult court than ever bef...

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