The race to punish in American schools: class and race predictors of punitive school-crime control

Despite the general agreement that US schools have become increasingly punitive since the 1980s, researchers are uncertain about what types of schools use tough-on-crime measures. Some assert that punitive control is concentrated in poor, predominantly ethnic minority schools. Governing-through-crim...

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Authors: Irwin, Katherine 1967- (Author) ; Davidson, Janet 1941- (Author) ; Hall-Sanchez, Amanda K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
In: Critical criminology
Year: 2013, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 47-71
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Critical Criminologist
Ethnic Minority Student
Harsh Punishment
School Discipline
White Student