Name: Lumanag, Jerriza H.

Section: BSCriminology 3-2

Assignment #1

Democratic Theory
Democratic leadership is a type of leadership style in which members of the group take a more
participative role in the decision-making process. Researchers have found that this learning style is
usually one of the most effective and leaders to higher productivity, better contributions from group
members, and increased group morale. Employees meet to discuss and resolve issues by giving
everyone some opportunity to contribute to decisions.
democratic leadership include:
l Group members are encouraged to share ideas and opinions, even though the leader retains
the final say over decisions.
l Members of the group feel more engaged in the process.
l Creativity is encouraged and rewarded.
The downside of Democratic leadership includes:

l Can lead to communication failures and uncompleted projects during unclear times.
l Group members may not have the necessary knowledge or expertise to make quality
contributions to the decision-making process.

Zero Tolerance Theory

A new policy of zero tolerance was passed. Accordingly, any child determined to have engaged
in disruptive behavior faced an investigation and hearing to determine suspension or expulsion. Each
month, parents were required to sign a code of conduct manual, which outlined the zero-tolerance
policies and included rules and regulations for behavior. Parent/teacher meetings were held to explain
expectations within the school and the risk to students if they participated in a rule violation. It was
made clear that defending yourself, your friends, and your property were not exceptions to the rules.
Superintendent Jones stated on the news that there were no loopholes to the zero-tolerance policy and
that the school would do whatever was necessary to teach students that there are consequences to their
behavior.
 Aside from the high numbers of expulsions and suspensions, other results of the zero-tolerance
policy include increased numbers of students in the Alternative School; increased need for staffing of
the Alternative School and traditional classrooms; overtime for staff who worked double time and on
the weekends to process the cases; and increased tensions among students, parents, teachers, and
administrators. There were also complaints from the community about the expulsion of students who
had not been in trouble previously and who were active participants in the school environment.