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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Children or even teenagers do no go to jail in Montgomery County for shoving matches or cursing.  The "federal data"cited most likely completely ignores the fact that black and Hispanic "children" who are affected because they are the the ones most likely to be involved in fighting, etc.[/quote]

"The use of police in schools has increased dramatically in the past 12 years,
largely due to increases in US Department of Justice funding. This study used
data from the School Survey on Crime and Safety to assess the extent to which
the addition of police in schools is associated with changes in levels of school
crime and schools responses to crime. We found that as schools increase their
use of police, they record more crimes involving weapon and drugs and report
a higher percentage of their non-serious violent crimes to law enforcement.
The possibility that placement of police officers in schools increases referrals
to law enforcement for crimes of a less serious nature and increases recording
of weapon and drug offenses requires that more rigorous research be carried
out to assess more carefully the school climate and school safety outcomes
related to this popular and costly practice."

http://www.ccjs.umd.edu/sites/ccjs.umd.edu/files/pubs/Police%20Officers%20in%20Schools-Effects%20on%20School%20Crime%20and%20the%20Processing%20of%20Offending%20Behaviors.pdf
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