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Schools across the U.S. look very different today than they did a generation ago. Police officers, drug-sniffing dogs, surveillance cameras, and high suspension rates have become commonplace. The Real School Safety Problem uncovers the unintended but far-reaching effects of harsh school discipline climates. Evidence shows that current school security practices may do more harm than good by broadly affecting the entire family, encouraging less civic participation in adulthood, and garnering future financial costs in the form of high rates of arrests, incarceration, and unemployment. This text presents a blueprint for reform that emphasizes problem-solving and accountability while encouraging the need to implement smarter school policies.

Discipline of children --- School violence --- Schools --- Child discipline --- Children --- Punishment of children --- Child rearing --- Discipline --- Punishment --- Public institutions --- Education --- Psychological aspects. --- Prevention. --- Security measures --- american politics. --- american school system. --- american schools. --- crime and punishment. --- drug searches. --- drug sniffing dogs. --- financial costs. --- harsh discipline. --- harsh school climates. --- high rates of arrest. --- high suspension rates. --- incarceration. --- mass incarceration. --- need for reform. --- police officers. --- political. --- public school system. --- reform. --- school policies. --- school reform. --- school setting. --- school to prison pipeline. --- schools. --- security practices. --- surveillance cameras. --- surveillance. --- teachers and faculty. --- teen. --- unemployment.