By introducing "zero tolerance" policies against violence, Canadian schools have entered a field of social control previously enacted by police. Which of the following theorists would best explain this change?
A) Travis Hirschi
B) Robert Merton
C) Émile Durkheim
D) Michel Foucault

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Michel Foucault's theories on power, surveillance, and the ways in which social control is exercised through institutions make him the best fit to explain the shift in handling violence in schools from a matter traditionally managed by police to one managed within the educational system itself. Foucault's concept of disciplinary power, as outlined in works like "Discipline and Punish," directly relates to how institutions, including schools, can function in ways that resemble the mechanisms of control and surveillance found within the penal system.

By Introducing "Zero Tolerance" Policies Against Violence, Canadian Schools Have