Antisocial personality disorder
- exists in individuals 18+ but evidence occurs before age 15
- early adolescent signs - chemical use, early voluntary sexual intercourse, impaired ability to sustain lasting relationships, ADHD, no discipline, & lack of parental figures
- tend to antagonize, manipulate, or treat others harshly or w/callous indifference
- typically, can’t fulfill responsibilities related to family, work, or school
Sociopathic behavior
- rooted in severe deficiencies in developing conscience
- can be caused by absence or neglect of parental figures
- Sociopaths - lack conscience, don’t know right from wrong
- can be charming (superficial) & straightforward & at same time steal from you
- don’t take responsibility, shallow emotions
Conduct disorder
- prolonged antisocial behavior- truancy to fistfights… inability to follow rules, aggressive to people & animals, property destruction, & stealing
- often perceived as “bad” not “mentally ill”
4 main critical areas of learning
- feeling worthwhile
- est. good communication
- recognition of norms
- relationships w/other people & institutions
But family should be 1st teacher
6 indicators of family related risks
- poverty
- dependance on welfare
- parent(s) absent
- one-parent families
- unwed mothers
- parents have not HS diploma
Problems facing school
- how should schools deal w/incorrigible & violent youth?
- biggest problem listed by students - violence & gangs replaces concern over drugs
- metal detectors & uniformed police officers are reactive
- mandatory disclosure laws vary by state - student transfer could be dangerous
- tracking by schools can be detrimental - assigned to classes based on student’s perceived ability
Student goals of justifying violent behavior
- retribution (primary) justification of violence
- getting antagonist to back down
- defense of self
- boost one’s image
Homicidal Triad
- animal cruelty
- fire setting
- bed wetting- must happen 2x a week for at 3 consecutive months
J.M MacDonald 1963
or violent offenders tend to be a product of child abuse & have more of a propensity towards these individual behaviors, or if these 3 traits are present, we have very distressed child… not a killer in the making
- most aggressive age in humans is 2
In loco parentis
“In place of parents” - school acts as parents in situations of discipline or need
New Jersey v. T.L.O (1985)
teacher found 2 girls smoking in bathroom, then took them to school admin office, administrator asked for TLO’s purse & found money, marijuana, cigarettes, drug paraphernalia & an incriminating letter, police were called, case referred to juv. ct., SC ruled that schoolchildren have reasonable expectation of privacy, but school officials can conduct reasonable searches to maintain safety
Bethel school district 403 v. Fraser (1986)
student taken off list to be graduation speaker b/c of explicit language at campaign time (1st amend to free speech), “I know a man who is firm – in his pants, in his shirt, is character, but most of all… his belief in you, the students of Bethel is firm,” court ruled it was constitutional for school to suspend him for his speech
Hazelwood school district v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
- prohibited articles to be published in school newspaper
- positive account of pregnant students & impact of divorce using specific student & parent names
- court upheld school’s decision
- school need to tolerate student speech that is inconsistent w/basic educational mission
Immigration children
mor readily learn English & translate for their parents - speaker of the house
Adopted children
more likely to be involved in social service & juvenile justice system
Divorce
- around 60% of children grow up in single parent homes before age 18
- 1st marriage - 45%-50% end in divorce
- 2nd marriage - 60%-67% end in divorce
- 3rd marriage - 70%-73% end in divorce
1 parent children over 2x likely to drop out of school, where are all the fathers?
Ingraham v. Wright (1977)
14-year-old 8th grader accused of not leaving school stage when asked to, taken to school principal’s office, said that he wasn’t guilty, principal ordered Ingraham to bend over & he refused, then forcibly placed faced down on top of table, held down by 2 men while principal paddled him 20x, bruises required medical attention - home rest for 11 days, parents sued school district but lost, student doesn’t require hearing before being paddled, constitution prohibition against cruel & unusual punishment doesn’t apply to corporal punishments of children in public schools
