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SCHOOL DISCIPLINE: IS THERE A CRISIS IN OUR SCHOOLS?
Discipline ranks as one of the major concerns expressed by the public about schools and the education system. These concerns are mirrored in the often dramatic coverage by the media of stories about unruly students, bullying and violence in classrooms and on playgrounds around the country. Many are left with the impression that schools are in a state of crisis and teachers are losing a battle to maintain order. This paper examines the question of whether there is a crisis of discipline in Australian schools. It does so within the context of an international perspective on discipline in schools, and with particular attention to the role of the media in creating and fostering a distorted view of the situation.
Journal Article
JUVENILES AND JUSTICE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
In the spring of 1991, following a number of high-speed chases involving stolen cars, articles on youth crime began to dominate the front pages of Perth's daily newspaper, the West Australian. By November 1991 public opinion had become so inflamed that a group called Citizens for Justice was able to draw 20,000 people to a rally calling for stiffer penalties against offenders. Youth crime had worked its way to the top of the political agenda. The pressure reached a peak in February 1992, when in a special sitting the Western Australian Parliament enacted a Crime (Serious and Repeat Offenders) Sentencing Act, which provided for the mandatory incarceration of repeat offenders, juvenile and adult.
Magazine Article