This volume examines the school-to-prison pipeline, a concept that has received growing attention over the past 10–15 years in the United States. The “pipeline” refers to a number of interrelated concepts and activities that most often include the criminalization of students and student behavior, the police-like state found in many schools throughout the country, and the introduction of youth into the criminal justice system at an early age. The school-to-prison pipeline negatively and disproportionally affects communities of color throughout the United States, particularly in urban areas. Given the demographic composition of public schools in the United States, the nature of student performance in schools over the past 50 years, the manifestation of school-to-prison pipeline approaches pervasive throughout the country and the world, and the growing incarceration rates for youth, this volume explores this issue from the sociological, criminological, and educational perspectives. Understanding, Dismantling, and Disrupting the Prison-to-School Pipeline has contributions from scholars and practitioners who work in the fields of sociology, counseling, criminal justice, and who are working to dismantle the pipeline. While the academic conversation has consistently called the pipeline ‘school-to-prison,’ including the framing of many chapters in this book, the economic and market forces driving the prison-industrial complex urge us to consider reframing the pipeline as one working from ‘prison-to-school.’ This volume points toward the tensions between efforts to articulate values of democratic education and schooling against practices that criminalize youth and engage students in reductionist and legalistic manners.
The third book in a new series about farm life and family values by the creator of Garfield. Garfield and Friends, a new Saturday morning series making its debut on CBS-TV this fall, will feature characters from U.S. Acres. Licensed for a line of greetings cards by Hallmark and toys by Dakin.
Thousands of people are reported missing each year, yet very little is known about who they are, why they disappear and what happens to them. Although the predicament of runaways and other missing children has a higher profile, the issue of missing adults has been neglected in research and policy. Drawing on almost 2000 missing persons cases the report explores: . vbTab]who goes missing;. vbTab]why people choose to go missing and how people can become missing in other circumstances;. vbTab]the experiences of missing people while they are away and the risks that they may encounter;. vbTab]how missing episodes are resolved;. vbTab]how further developments in policy and practice may assist missing people and their families. This highly topical report demonstrates that the social problems underpinning the missing issue cut across many areas of social policy. This book will therefore be essential reading for policy makers, practitioners and academics in the fields of criminal justice, child and family welfare, health and social work.
Most people only have a few folks that would prefer them dead. In Warner's case, everyone he met felt that way. When Mindy Thomas's boyfriend is charged with murder, she turns to Wade for help. He soon learns that the victim was disliked by almost everyone he met. In debt and on the verge of divorce, his reputation was questionable to say the least. Many people had a reason to hate Warner. But can Wade find out who pulled the trigger? This is the trade paperback edition of Murder Of The Philandering Father, with a 5" x 8" trim size.
Most people only have a few folks that would prefer them dead. In Warner's case, everyone he met felt that way. When Mindy Thomas's boyfriend is charged with murder, she turns to Wade for help. He soon learns that the victim was disliked by almost everyone he met. In debt and on the verge of divorce, his reputation was questionable to say the least. Many people had a reason to hate Warner. But can Wade find out who pulled the trigger? This is the clear print edition of Murder Of The Philandering Father, with a 14pt font size for easier reading.
Special guardianship was introduced in early 2006 as a new permanence option for children for whom adoption was not considered feasible or desirable. This study describes these new provisions and provides a critical assessment of the implementation of special guardianship in eight local authority areas. It describes how it is being used through an analysis of the characteristics, circumstances and motivations of those applying for special guardianship and that of the children concerned.
As the gang at U.S. Acres merrily prepares for Halloween, Roy decides to play a few pranks on Wade, who is genuinely terrified of the approaching holiday
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