Limitations Faced by Administrators Implementing Safety Policy in Schools

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Abstract

The purpose of the current study is to explain some limitations school administrators encounter when implementing safety policies in schools. Data were obtained from the 1998 through 2010 collections of the Survey on School Crime and Safety (n = 12,974). Thirteen variables measuring limitations related to safety and crime policy implementation were used to construct latent variables for local/district limitations and federal/state limitations. The model for total sample demonstrated the overall goodness of fit. Limitations on policy implementation vary according to demographics of the school, crime rates, school size, and the year the survey was taken.

Authors

• Tracey Nicole Sulak, Baylor University

• Nicole O'Guinn, Baylor University

• Kristen L. Padilla-Mainor, Baylor University

• Rachel L Renbarger, Baylor University