Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter, you should be able to

  • Describe the trends in education in the United States
  • Explain how gender and race impact these trends
  • Explain how a changing budget impacts the educational system, learning, and delinquency
  • Explain the impact of school failure on delinquency
  • Analyze the contextual factors of tracking, alienation, and social class on failure in school
  • Compare and contrast the nature and extent of violence and property crime in schools
  • Compare and contrast the nature and extent of bullying and cyberbullying in schools
  • Compare and contrast the impact of increased social control in schools on student experiences and delinquency