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Discusses nature, scope, causes, and policy implications of increasing violence in US schools in the 1990s; 13 articles. Chiefly based on papers presented at a conference held at Valparaiso University, Indiana, Oct. 2, 1998. Topics include alienation of the young as a result of less parenting and supervision, sensationalization of gang culture by the media and its corporate and commercial exploitation, adverse effects of grouping by ability (tracking) on low-income and minority students, use of drugs, and school size, organization, discipline, and security.

Argues that the growing trend toward tough penalties in corrections is not the solution to juvenile violence. Rather, policy addressing increased violence should take account of research that suggests a focus on the home & community. Children are forced to become independent & competitive too soon. Instead, emphasis should be placed on the process, not the product. It is necessary to support mentoring programs; community schools with facilities available after hours; family preservation programs; individual & family counseling services; substance abuse counseling & treatment; & continuing education programs. Also important is interagency cooperation rather than competition. IN's Division of Juvenile Services is discussed in this light. 16 References. Adapted from the source document.

Foreword /Charles A. Penfold --Introduction --Building a new prison 1860 --Prison Board of Control 1860 --Convict escapes 1861 --Prison workshops 1861 --First prison school 1863 --A house half-finished 1864 --Message of Governor Baker 1865 --South Cell House 1869 --Educational progress 1870 --Corporal punishment 1871 --Fire and betrayal 1872 --A self-supporting prison 1873 --Cruelty investigation 1874 --Private contractors 1875 --Prison population increases 1876 --Contract labor thrives 1877 --Warden James Murdock 1879 --Full employment 1880 --Price of prison labor 1881 --J.H. Winterbotham 1882 --Good Time Law enacted 1883 --A call for help 1884 --Amazon Hosiery Company 1885 --Full maturation as a state prison 1886 --Whipping abolished 1887 --Moral reform of the prisons 1888 --Board of State Charities 1889 --Electric light plant 1890 --Warden Murdock resigns 1891 --New sewage system 1892 --Legal punishment 1893-1894 --Improvements needed 1895-1896 --The Indiana State Prison 1896-1897 --Convict labor law 1898-1900 --Abuse investigation 1900-1902 --The merit system 1902-1904 --Binder twine plant 1904-1906 --West Cell House 1906-1908 --Insant criminals 1908-1909 --New North Cell House 1909-1910.