URBAN AND SCHOOL VIOLENCE IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF BRASÍLIA

ABSTRACT

This paper aims at discussing the relationship between school and urban violence in Brasília. Through a multivariate exploratory analysis of government data, we measured the association between social class and violence indicators. Results show that school violence is irreducible to urban violence and it may be intense in regions regarded safe or scarce in violent and peripheral regions. Crimes of contempt and aggression at the school are typically independent of neighborhood homicide rates. Implications for public policies, student dropout and teaching work are discussed.

Keywords
School violence; Urban violence; Peripheries; Sociology of education; Sociology of violence