The High School to Prison Pipeline: Does Disciplinary Policy in Secondary Education Mirror Enacted Law that Contributes to Mass Incarceration? A Never-Ending Cycle
Presentation Type
Poster
Faculty Advisor
Thomas Loikith
Access Type
Event
Start Date
26-4-2024 9:45 AM
End Date
26-4-2024 10:44 AM
Description
The “high school to prison pipeline” refers to unduly harsh school and public safety policies that push students out of schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Studies show that the high school to prison pipeline affects the most at-risk students, with Blacks representing a disproportionate number of students being forced out of school and into incarceration. What are the causes of the high school to prison pipeline? Are strict school policies adopted to intentionally push certain students into the criminal justice system? What can and should be done to end the high school to prison pipeline? This is a complex problem that requires interdisciplinary research in order to achieve a more comprehensive understanding of the high school to prison pipeline. I research and analyze the problem through the disciplines of law and psychology. I use qualitative research methodology to find scholarly and other sources to determine insights common to both disciplines. I then seek to integrate common insights to arrive at a more comprehensive understanding of the problem. As a result, I am able to suggest resolutions to the high school to prison pipeline. The research tentatively concludes that school disciplinary practices mirroring federal criminal laws should be changed not only to address disciplinary practices, but also to end racial disparities inherent in such disciplinary practices which lead to the continuation of the high school to prison pipeline and negative effect on the Black community.
The High School to Prison Pipeline: Does Disciplinary Policy in Secondary Education Mirror Enacted Law that Contributes to Mass Incarceration? A Never-Ending Cycle
The “high school to prison pipeline” refers to unduly harsh school and public safety policies that push students out of schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Studies show that the high school to prison pipeline affects the most at-risk students, with Blacks representing a disproportionate number of students being forced out of school and into incarceration. What are the causes of the high school to prison pipeline? Are strict school policies adopted to intentionally push certain students into the criminal justice system? What can and should be done to end the high school to prison pipeline? This is a complex problem that requires interdisciplinary research in order to achieve a more comprehensive understanding of the high school to prison pipeline. I research and analyze the problem through the disciplines of law and psychology. I use qualitative research methodology to find scholarly and other sources to determine insights common to both disciplines. I then seek to integrate common insights to arrive at a more comprehensive understanding of the problem. As a result, I am able to suggest resolutions to the high school to prison pipeline. The research tentatively concludes that school disciplinary practices mirroring federal criminal laws should be changed not only to address disciplinary practices, but also to end racial disparities inherent in such disciplinary practices which lead to the continuation of the high school to prison pipeline and negative effect on the Black community.