NCJ Number
235460
Journal
British Journal of Criminology Volume: 51 Issue: 4 Dated: July 2011 Pages: 652-670
Date Published
July 2011
Length
19 pages
Annotation
This article discusses school punishment policies in the United States.
Abstract
School punishment policies in the United States are increasingly prone to exclusion. In an effort to rid the school of risky disturbances, these measures push disruptive students out of the educational environment or into the criminal justice system. The task of educating these excluded youth has undergone a process of neo-liberal 'responsibilization', as communities are charged with dealing with drop-outs and push-outs from mainstream schools as well as system-involved youth. This is illustrated by a case study of a community school established by a social movement organization in Los Angeles, United States. While neo-liberalism is touted as a vehicle for crime control and efficiency, in practice, the outcomes of responsibilization can set the stage for progressive take on education to burgeon as well as mobilization against 'law and order' policies and social abandonment that come with adherence to market principles. (Published Abstract)