The School-to-Prison Pipeline : : Structuring Legal Reform / / Catherine Y. Kim, Daniel J. Losen, Damon T. Hewitt.

The “school-to-prison pipeline” is an emerging trend that pushes large numbers of at-risk youth-particularly children of color-out of classrooms and into the juvenile justice system. The policies and practices that contribute to this trend can be seen as a pipeline with many entry points, from under...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2010]
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Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Right to Education
  • 2. Unlawful Discrimination
  • 3. Students with Disabilities
  • 4. Challenging Suspensions and Expulsions
  • 5. Disciplinary Alternative Schools and Programs
  • 6. Criminalizing School Misconduct
  • 7. Court-Involved Youth and the Juvenile Justice System
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Authors