Disrupting the school-to-prison pipeline: Strategies to reduce the risk of school-based zero tolerance policies resulting in juvenile justice involvement.

2016 ◽  
pp. 257-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian P. Daly ◽  
Aimee K. Hildenbrand ◽  
Emily Haney-Caron ◽  
Naomi E. S. Goldstein ◽  
Meghann Galloway ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Zero Tolerance ◽  
School To Prison Pipeline ◽  
School Based

Sea of Good Intentions

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Irwin ◽  
Karen Umemoto
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Juvenile Justice System ◽  
Ethic Of Care ◽  
Zero Tolerance ◽  
Discretionary Power ◽  
Policy Environment ◽  
Zero Tolerance Policy ◽  
Caring Adults ◽  
Critical Times

In chapter six we juxtapose the work of compassionate adults against the harsh “zero-tolerance” policy environment and highlight the positive impacts of caring adults on youth at critical times in adolescence. We begin with a brief review of the rise of “zero-tolerance” policies and how they took shape nationally and in Hawai‘i. We hear the stories of June and Auggie, who experienced the punitive sting of the juvenile justice system as teens under this policy environment. We contrast that with examples of school and court professionals who made a marked difference in the lives of youth and explore the meaning and importance of discretionary power using an “ethic of care.”

Intersection of Mental Health, Education, and Juvenile Justice: The Role of Mental Health Providers in Reducing the School-to-Prison Pipeline

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-18
Author(s):  
Susan McCarter
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Systems Of Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Mental Health Education ◽  
School To Prison Pipeline

The school-to-prison pipeline (STPP) describes the corridor between the education system and the justice system which is increasingly filled with children and youth who have mental health challenges. Approximately 22% of children (under 18 years old) in the general U.S. population have psychiatric disorders, as compared to approximately 70% of justice-involved children (Cocozza & Shufelt, 2006; Teplin et al., 2002). This article uses the differential behavior hypothesis and the differential selection/processing hypothesis to critically examine the intersection of the mental health, education, and juvenile justice systems and the overrepresentation of mental illness for justice-involved youth in the United States. Early identification, assessment, barriers to care and health disparities, school discipline, and the criminalization of children and youth with mental illness are explored with global implications. Recommendations and promising practices are offered including: improved data and service provider collaborations, community-based services and systems of care, diversion and decarceration, juvenile mental health courts, and juvenile crisis intervention teams.

Impact of Zero Tolerance Policies on K-12 Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 416-432
Author(s):  
R. Neal McIntyre Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Zero Tolerance ◽  
School To Prison Pipeline ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Lower Performing Students ◽  
Detrimental Impact ◽  
Out Of School

Since the mid-1990s, zero tolerance policies have been utilized in K-12 education as a means of addressing and deterring acts of violence on school grounds. While originally designed to address serious infractions, such as possession of weapons and drugs in schools, these policies have been expanded to include less serious offenses, such as fighting, absences, and other minor disturbances. Critics argue that this punitive approach has not only led to the inconsistent use and application of these policies but has also been used as a means of forcing lower performing students and minorities out of school by criminalizing minor acts thereby creating a school-to-prison pipeline. Research has identified that these policies are ineffective and has had a detrimental impact on kids both in school and beyond, yet they are still popular. This chapter examines these various issues and harmful consequences of zero tolerance while offering recommendations for schools to implement restorative justice practices, or a similar philosophy, in their response to wrongdoings by students.

“There Is No National without the Local”

2021 ◽  
pp. 53-88
Author(s):  
Mark R. Warren
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Federal Policy ◽  
Zero Tolerance ◽  
State Level ◽  
African American Parents ◽  
Community Groups ◽  
School To Prison Pipeline ◽  
National Movement ◽  
Holmes County

Chapter 3 charts the development of the movement to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline as a national movement with deep local roots. It documents the beginnings of the movement in places like Holmes County, Mississippi, where African American parents first raised the alarm. It shows how national actors played important roles in spreading local victories, while both strengthening local organizing and working to influence federal policy. It discusses the struggle in the Dignity in Schools Campaign to create a coalition in which community groups would have a majority say and keep the coalition focused on supporting local organizing rather than Washington politics. It charts the movement’s victories, shifting discourse away from zero tolerance and getting the federal government to issue guidelines warning against zero-tolerance discipline. These victories became resources to groups in local- and state-level campaigns, creating a rolling series of policy wins across the country.

A Researcher–Practitioner Agenda for Studying and Supporting Youth Reentering School After Involvement in the Juvenile Justice System

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Snodgrass Rangel ◽  
Sascha Hein ◽  
Charles Rotramel ◽  
Bea Marquez
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Juvenile Justice System ◽  
Zero Tolerance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Home School ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Reentry ◽  
Rapid Spread

Across the United States, the rapid spread of “zero-tolerance” policies has generated a pipeline of youth from schools into prisons. Once youth reenter their community and home school, they often struggle to reintegrate. There is relatively little research about school reentry for juvenile justice–involved youth, and yet these students are at risk of low academic achievement, dropping out of school, and recidivism. We propose a conceptual framework for understanding the school reentry process, and then we use that framework to review existing research and suggests areas for future research. We discuss the areas where we found some research and those where we found little to no research. We suggest areas for future research and collaboration with practitioners.

scholarly journals ‘Entextualisation’ Across Institutional Contexts: The Impact of Discourse in School Reports on the Juvenile Justice Trajectories of Roma Youth

Youth Justice ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-24
Author(s):  
Olga Petintseva
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
School Context ◽  
School Experiences ◽  
Youth Justice ◽  
School Based ◽  
Institutional Contexts ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Impact

The school context has been found to be highly influential in youth justice assessments of young people. Using Belgium as a case study and based on a study of court files and interviews with youth justice professionals, this article traces the significance of school-based information in decisions made on Roma youth. More specifically, it examines what these discourses communicate and how they shape young people’s correctional trajectories. The article argues that negative school experiences and discriminatory practices in education towards Roma are often reflected in youth justice professionals’ construction of the problems presented by Roma youth, albeit within a different discursive framing. The article draws on the notion of ‘entextualisation’ (extracting discourse from its original context and re-inserting it in another setting) and its consequences for young people from Roma backgrounds who come into conflict with the law.

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