Resolution resolved: The United States federal government should substantially curtail its domestic surveillance. Violations

Surveillance can occur in schools

Adams 2K A. Troy Adams. associate professor of sociology at Eastern Michigan University, The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science January, 2000 567 Annals 140

ARTICLE: The Status of School Discipline and Violence lexis

The late 1980s and early 1990s saw the elasticity of discipline. Discipline moved away from more humane methods toward zero tolerance, a get-tough approach reminiscent of sixteenth-century draconian practices. The zero-tolerance approach has taken off in response to the more violent nature of school disruption. Zero tolerance has two major dimensions: detection and punishment. The detection aspect involves surveillance, which includes everything from adult hall monitors, police, and professional security guards to "cameras, metal detectors, locker searches, and other measures more commonly seen in prisons" (Greenberg 1999, 3). Some, such as Hylton (1996), view detection not as prisonlike but as a "proactive" approach involving great attention to security. His manual is a step-by-step guide to mobilizing school security. It presents a wealth of information pertaining to loss prevention planning, development of security forces, external vehicular patrol, protective barriers and lighting, and security detection, training, and equipment.