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Prisons and schools, policies and procedures

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We could say that both schools and prisons have a primary goal of controlling people, with different motivators and different expected outcomes (for sure!). However, what could be some of the similarities in policies and procedures? Would there be any?

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A list of the similarities between schools and prisons.

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Similarities between prisons and schools

Both teach behavior modification and hopefully some socialization skills. Therefore, both have policies in place about what is acceptable behavior and what is ...

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