Thesis statement; The rise in school shootings calls for Baltimore City to equip its public schools with metal detectors to identify weapons used in such crimes thus preventing their entry into schools and eventually reducing weapon-related crime rates in the City.
School shootings are currently on the rise across the United States, as demonstrated by previous statistics.
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Statistics of recent school shootings across the United States would be necessary here
The use of various credible news websites such as CNN, New York Time to list the various school shooting in 2018 and 2019
Description of two school shooting cases as demonstrated on the various news websites
Baltimore City has not been spared from these occurrences with a recent school shooting taking place this year in February.
Identification of existent statistics on school shootings in Baltimore
Use of various new websites to identify the various cases of school shootings in the city
A discussion of the shooting that occurred at the Frederick Douglass High School Shooting as an appropriate example of recent gun violence in Baltimore City
Implementation of prevention strategies in schools is necessary and urgent
Discussion of strategies that have been used to prevent school shootings ( Borum et al., 2010)
Identification of whether these strategies are working and how they are working
Discussion of whether these strategies are not working and why
The use of metal detectors in public schools across the city presents a plausible solution to school shootings in Baltimore
Statistics on the use of metal detectors in schools and other vulnerable places to gun violence and mass shootings ( Davies, 2019)
Identification of the current use of metal detectors by various public schools across the United States
Discussion of whether metal detectors are working in preventing school shootings for institutions that are already using them
Other scholars, however, feel that safety of students and faculty is highly dependent on mental health and illness
Discussion of the connection between school shootings and mental illness and health (Light, 2018)
Provision of statistics to whether there exists a relationship between mental illness and school shootings
Demonstration of how mental health works better in preventing school shootings than metal detectors
The feasibility of metal detectors in providing security is however demonstrated in many studies that recommend them for the prevention of school shootings
Rebuttal of mental illness and the role it plays in preventing school shootings
Identification of how metal detectors would work best in preventing school shootings when compared to mental illness ( Jonson, 2017)
Discussion of studies that demonstrate how metal detectors are preventing school shootings
References
Borum, R., Cornell, D. G., Modzeleski, W., & Jimerson, S. R. (2010). What can be done about school shootings? A review of the evidence. Educational Researcher , 39 (1), 27-37.
https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1533&context=mhlp_facpub
Davies, P. (2019). Anne Arundel Sheriff Calls for Bulletproof Doors, Metal Detectors at all Schools . [Online] Capitalgazette.com. Available at: https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/for_the_record/ac-cn-bateman-school-safety-0223-story.html [Accessed 26 May 2019].
Jonson, C. L. (2017). Preventing school shootings: The effectiveness of safety measures. Victims & Offenders , 12 (6), 956-973. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cheryl_Jonson/publication/320606273_Preventing_School_Shootings_The_Effectiveness_of_Safety_Measures/links/5a4d266b0f7e9b8284c4d280/Preventing-School-Shootings-The-Effectiveness-of-Safety-Measures.pdf?origin=publication_detail
Light, N. (2018, June 28). Some McKinney parents push for metal detectors in schools, but others say safety lies in mental wellness. Dallas Morning News, The (TX) . Retrieved from https://search-ebscohost-com.libauth.purdueglobal.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nfh&AN=2W63467045786&site=eds-live
