Deck 36: Reforming Education Through Crime From Governing Through Crime, Jonathan Simon

Question 1

According to Simon, which of the following is NOT a mechanism through which crime is made a central problem of school governance?

A)Making crime visible
B)Building a crime constituency in the community
C)Hardening school discipline
D)Localizing school crime expertise

Answer 1

Localizing school crime expertise

Question 2

According to Simon, which of the following is NOT part of the scheme to nationalize school crime expertise?

A)Schools receiving federal money must meet certain national requirements on technologies and expertise of crime control
B)Schools are encouraged to create "drug- and weapon-free zones"
C)Schools are encouraged to provide counseling programs for victims and witness of school crimes
D)Schools are required to enact "zero tolerance policy" for crime

Answer 2

Schools are required to enact "zero tolerance policy" for crime

Question 3

According to Simon, which of the following is NOT a consequence of the School Safety Act?

A)The eradication of barriers between the juvenile justice and school system
B)Increased incentive for schools to increase security personnel and crime prevention practices
C)Increasing incidence of crime on campus
D)The diminished expectation of privacy accorded to students

Answer 3

Increasing incidence of crime on campus

Question 4

What does Simon mean by "governing through crime"? How does today's debate about armed guards on school grounds align with the premises of Simon's novel concept?