Common Complaints against the Police Commonly, problematic behavior often begins at an early stage, resulting in violent issues. The cops are the critical component and the influential representatives of the criminal justice system. And those police officers who primarily put people in cages are the active enforcers of mass incarceration (Kappeler, 2012). There is a …
Racial Gap in Suspensions Black students from kindergarten to high school are about 3.8 times more likely to experience exclusionary discipline comparable to the white compeers. Students of color get disparately treated, punished, and suspended. The percentage of suspension varies by ethnic background and gender. Among all the K-12 students, 18 percent of Black boys, …
Zero-Tolerance Policies: A Catalyst to School-to-Prison Pipeline The zero-tolerance approach relies on predetermined punishments to a behavior despite considering the extent of the offense. Zero-tolerance policies were put into practice to prevent violence and behavioral issues. But zero-tolerance is practiced to suspend or expel students for insignificant misconduct. The misemploy and bias implementation led to …
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