The school-to-prison pipeline is often the path for marginalized students, particularly black males, who are three times as likely to be suspended as White students. This volume provides an ethnographic portrait of how educators can implement restorative justice to build positive school cultures and address disciplinary problems in a more corrective and less punitive manner. Looking at the school-to-prison pipeline in a historical context, it analyzes current issues facing schools and communities and ways that restorative justice can improve behavior and academic achievement. By practicing a critical restorative justice, educators can reduce the domino effect between suspension and incarceration and foster a more inclusive school climate.
ISBN: | 9781138086074 |
Publication date: | 18th May 2017 |
Author: | Anita Wadhwa |
Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 188 pages |
Series: | Routledge Research in Educational Leadership |
Genres: |
Teaching skills and techniques Educational administration and organization Moral and social purpose of education Legal aspects of criminology Sentencing and punishment Teaching of students with different educational needs Criminal justice law Educational strategies and policy |