Race and poverty often unjustifiably tied to school security measures

Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 03:30 in Mathematics & Economics

Elementary, middle, and high schools with large minority populations—but not necessarily higher crime rates—are far more likely than others to require students and visitors to pass through metal detectors, according to new research to be presented at the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.

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