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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

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

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Text

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