Peer Mediation Programs: An End to School Violence?

Authors

Alixandra Blitz, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

This note focuses on the ineffectiveness of PMPs to combat higher-levels of school violence. Part I discusses school violence, both past and present. Part II explores the shift from traditional methods of discipline to more proactive and education-based methods that are used in many schools today. Part III addresses the fundamentals of peer mediation including what it is and how it is implemented. Part IV examines which students PMPs should be targeting and why PMPs fail to prevent them from committing violent acts on their schools. Finally, the conclusion recommends ways to reduce conflict in schools.

Disciplines

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Law

Recommended Citation

Alixandra Blitz, Peer Mediation Programs: An End to School Violence?, 4 Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. (2003).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjcr/vol4/iss2/7