Blog Mar 20, 2012
School Discipline and the Prison Pipeline
A New York Times story cites research by the Department of Education that concludes that “Although black students made up only 18 percent of those enrolled in the schools sampled, they accounted for 35 percent of those suspended once, 46 percent of those suspended more than once and 39 percent of all expulsions” during the 2009/2010 school year, based upon national data. Not surprisingly the story drew more than 400 comments from readers. A few readers asked the very important question of…
San Jose State University (SJSU)‘s Justice Studies Department is kicking off their new Human Rights minor with a series of Human Rights panel discussions. The first is Wednesday, March 21st , 2012 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Student Union, Barrett Ballroom. Entitled Hip Hop, Social Justice and the War on Drugs , this event will be an eclectic mixture of music, culture, and policy featuring the following panelists: ~ Selena Teji, J.D., Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) ~…
A March 1st SF Chronicle article highlighted recent comments made in Washington D.C. by retiring SF State President Robert Corrigan about California’s excessive prison spending and annual cuts to higher education. He noted that, “California is spending nearly as much money on prisons ($8.7 billion, or 9.45 percent of its budget), as it does on all of higher education ($9.3 billion, or 10.1 percent of its budget)”. Looking at just the UC’s and CSU’s, the state spends less than half ($4.6…
Blog Mar 13, 2012
School-to-prison pipeline [video]
CJCJ’s Senior Research Fellow, Randall Shelden, discusses the school-to-prison pipeline in this video blog. He notes, “dropping out should be seen as a process, not an event.” His most recent publication blends theory, research, and applications into a superb overview of the complex issues surrounding juvenile delinquency and society’s attempts to address juvenile crime: Randall G. Shelden. (2011). Delinquency and Juvenile Justice in American Society, 2nd ed. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press .…
CJCJ has released an addendum to its February 2012 report entitled, Charging Youths as Adults in California: A county by county analysis of prosecutorial direct file practices . The purpose of the addendum is to highlight recently discovered limitations with the current state methods for collecting data on direct filing and to urge District Attorneys to proactively ensure that accurate data is submitted to the state’s official database. Please find the addendum here:…