AUTHOR: June (USA)


                'Burn the Schools-Save the Children'

        PRISONS                                 SCHOOLS

        Authoritarian structure         Authoritarian structure
        
        Dress code                               Dress code

        Pass needed for going           Pass needed for going
        from one part of the                from one part of the 
        facility to another                    facility to another

        Emphasis on silence and         Emphasis on silence and
        order                                           order

        Negative reinforcement          Negative reinforcement
        (e.g. solitary                            (suspension, detention,
        confinement)                           low grades)

        Walk in double or single        Walk in double or single
        file lines                                     file lines
        
        Emphasis on behavior            Emphasis on behavior

        Extrinsic reward system          Extrinsic reward system

        Loss of individual autonomy Loss of individual autonomy

        Abridged freedoms                   Abridged freedoms

        Little participation in              Little participation in
        decision making                      decision making