Policing, Criminalization and Pushout

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Law Enforcement Officers in Wake County Schools: The Human, Educational, and Financial Costs (Document)

Each year, the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) suspends and expels significant numbers of students—disproportionately students of color and students with disabilities. Many of these students enter the juvenile and criminal justice systems, where they face serious and negative life-long consequences.

Texas' School to Prison Pipeline: Ticketing, Arrest and Use of Force in Schools (2010) (Document)

This report details the criminalization of Texas youth through ticketing, arrest and the use of force in schools. The report finds significant increases in the use of these tactics, disproportionate impact on students of color and students with disabilities as well as significant gaps in schools' data reporting on these topics.

Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice Annual Report 2010 (Document)

The Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice, which advises the President, Congress and the Justice Department's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, recently issued its 2010 Annual Report.

Solutions for Los Angeles Schools Police Department: A Blueprint for School Police Reform (2010) (Document)

The Community Rights Campaign and DSC-LA recently re-released this report, Solutions for Los Angeles Schools Police Department: A Blueprint for School Police Reform.  You can read more about this on the blog.

Police in LAUSD: The Need for Accountability and Alternatives (2010) (Document)

A report from the Community Rights Campaign and DSC-LA on the Los Angeles School Police Department.

Pushed Out: Harsh Discipline in Louisiana Schools Denies the Right to Education (2010) (Document)

Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children (FFLIC) and the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI) released the report, Pushed Out: Harsh Discipline in Louisiana Schools Denies the Right to Education (jan 2010).

Getting teenagers back to school: rethinking New York State's response to chronic absence (2010) (Document)

This policy brief from the Vera Institute of Justice evaluates New York approaches to chronically absent teen students. The study concludes that state policies, in particular involving the child protective system in the matter, are inadequate and recommends alternatives.

Arresting Justice: A Report about Juvenile Arrests in Chicago, 2009-2010 (Document)

The police are among the most visible and visceral representatives of state power. In today’s society, their presence seems ubiquitous.  They serve as the gatekeepers to the criminal legal system and play a critical role in feeding the prison industrial complex.

Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline (2005) (Document)

In the last decade, the punitive and overzealous tools and approaches of the modern criminal justice system have seeped into our schools, serving to remove children from mainstream educational environments and funnel them onto a one-way path toward prison.

Misplaced Priorities: Over Incarcerate Under Educate (Document)

On April 7th, the NAACP released a new report, Misplaced Priorities, that examines America's escalating levels of prison spending and its impact on state budgets and our nation’s children.

Policing Chicago Public Schools: A Gateway to the School-to-Pipeline (Research Report/Paper)

Project NIA is pleased to announce the release of a new report titled Policing Chicago Public Schools: A Gateway to the School-to-Pipeline co-authored by Mariame Kaba and Frank Edwards.

Policing in schools: developing a governance document for school resource officers in K - 12 schools (2009) (Document)

K-12 public schools across the country have begun to deploy law enforcement agents on school grounds in growing numbers.

The Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track (Document)

"Education on Lockdown: The Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track" (2005) and "Derailed: The Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track" (2003), Advancement Project.

The Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track in Florida (2006) (Document)

"Arresting Development: Addressing the School Discipline Crisis in Florida," Florida State Conference NAACP & Advancement Project (2006).

Aggressive Policing May Undermine School Safety (Document)

"Understanding and assessing school police officers: A conceptual and methodological comment," Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol. 24, 591-604 (2006).

Intrusive Surveillance, Harsh Discipline and Diminished Constitutional Safeguards Compromise the Learning Environment (Document)

"The Worst of Both Worlds: School Security and the Disappearing Fourth Amendment Rights of Students," Criminal Justice Review, Vol. 28, No. 2 (2003).

The Schoolhouse to Jailhouse in Kentucky (Document)

"Unintended Consequences: The Impact of Zero Tolerance and Other Exclusionary Policies on Kentucky Students," Building Blocks for Youth (2002).

The School-to-Prison Pipeline in Texas (Document)

"Texas' School-to-Prison Pipeline: Dropout to Incarceration: The Impact of School Discipline and Zero Tolerance," Texas Appleseed (2007).

School Discipline as a Predictor for Involvement in the Juvenile Justice System in Texas (Document)

"Study of Minority Over-Representation in the Texas Juvenile Justice System," Public Policy Research Institute, Texas A&M University (2005).

Trends in Immigration, Education, and post-9/11 Policing Have Impact on Immigrant Youth (Document)

"Education Not Deportation: Impacts of New York City School Safety Policies on South Asian Immigrant Youth," DRUM - Desis Rising Up and Moving in partnership with the Urban Justice Center

Over-policing in New York City Schools Targets the City's Most Vulnerable Children (Document)

"Criminalizing the Classroom: The Over-Policing of New York City Schools," NYCLU (2007).

A Call to End America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline (Document)

"America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline," A Report of the Children's Defense Fund (2007).