Document Type
Article in Response to Controversy
Abstract
The increase in prisons and the policing of schools are both rooted in the convergence of neoliberalism, conservatism, and penal populism. This convergence criminalizes minority youth and reinforces the school-to-prison pipeline. Politicians and public servants criminalize minority youth by espousing tough-on-crime rhetoric for political gain. Law enforcement and school officials compound the matter by implementing zero-tolerance policies in the name of public safety. The result is that minority youth who have been suspended, expelled, or adjudicated in the juvenile justice system will likely be fed into the school-to-prison-pipeline and be further excluded from our neoliberal society.
Genre/Form
articles
Recommended Citation
Mora, Richard and Christianakis, Mary
(2013)
"Feeding the School-to-Prison Pipeline: The Convergence of Neoliberalism, Conservativism, and Penal Populism,"
Journal of Educational Controversy: Vol. 7:
No.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://cedar.wwu.edu/jec/vol7/iss1/5
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Discrimination in education--United States; School discipline--United States; Neoliberalism--United States; Conservatism--United States
Geographic Coverage
United States
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Type
Text