A Study Of The Extent And Forms Of School Violence And Delinquency Among The High Risk Secondary Schools In Trinidad

Download or read book A study of the extent and forms of school violence and delinquency written by Stacy Ramdhan and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2010 in the subject Sociology - Law and Delinquency, grade: A+, University of the West Indies, language: English, abstract: The increase in criminal behavior among the Secondary School population in Trinidad and Tobago has been of national concern for some time. Reports of serious crime – murder, attack with a weapon, rape, larceny, kidnapping - allegedly committed by school students and reported in the press, have given rise to great concern and stimulated resultant explanations from lay persons and policy makers alike. The reasons for and the appropriate methods of dealing with this relatively new phenomenon in the Trinidad context, have abounded and are discussed in various public fora.