You make an interesting argument about correlations to school violence, but I
think your two articles are not quite bringing the topic together. a The first article
defines your topic about public policies for schools, but the second article is
associated with your topic it branches further out into public laws and policies on
gun ownership.
I read an article in Juvenile & Family Court Journal (Mallett, 2020) We could do a
study on how changing school policies using restorative protocols focusing on
student-centered interventions could alter the perspectives of the students
causing trouble at school and thus see if the effect on children's attitudes
towards violence can be altered. The ten schools chosen that had protocols
would be an emphasize student accountability for their behavior when it was clear
which student was chiefly responsible for the interruptions or hazardous school
behaviors. a a
In this study we could compare twenty schools; ten schools that have
incorporated the restorative protocols (Mallett, 2020) and ten schools that have
not incorporated them to see if there is a difference in the frequency of violent
acts in the schools using the new measures versus the schools not using the new
measures. a The independent variable would be the twenty schools and the
dependent variable would be the frequency of violent acts in each school. a After
the analysis of these variables, we could then compare them to how many violent
acts were committed in schools that were located in areas with more or less
restrictive gun laws. a I await your reply.
Reference:
Mallett, Christopher, A., Ph.D., Esq. (2020) School Shootings and Security Lock-
downs: Myths, Positive School Climates, and Safer Campuses. Juvenile & Family
Court Journal, 70 (4):5-21. School Shootings and Security Lock‐downs: Myths,
Positive School Climates, and Safer Campuses - Mallett - 2020 - Juvenile and
Family Court Journal - Wiley Online Library (liberty.edu)
