From Education to Incarceration: Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline

by Anthony J. Nocella II (Editor), David Stovall (Editor), Priya Parmar (Editor)

The school-to-prison pipeline is a national concern, from the federal to local governments, and a leading topic in conversations in the field of urban education and juvenile justice. This book exposes the school system's direct relationship to the juvenile justice system.

Genres: Education

305 pages, Paperback

First published May 2, 2014

About the author

Anthony J. Nocella II, Ph.D., award-winning author, community organizer, and educator is a Visiting Professor in the School of Education at Hamline University and Senior Fellow of the Dispute Resolution Institute at the Hamline Law School. Nocella is a scholar-activist grounded in the field of education and peace and conflict studies. He is internationally known for his innovative, transformative, and intersectional collaborations among fields of study, social movements, scholars, communities, and activists.

Dr. Nocella has published more than fifty scholarly articles or book chapters, co-founded more than ten active political organizations and serves on four boards. He has founded three book series and co-founded three journals - Green Theory and Praxis, Peace Studies Journal, and Journal of Critical Animal Studies, is on the editorial board of three other journals, and has published more than fifteen books.

Dr. Nocella has guest lectured, provided professional development trainings, and facilitated youth workshops to hundreds of school districts, universities, colleges, high schools, middle schools and many prisons and detention facilities around the Americas, such as Onondaga County School District, St. Cloud School District, Hillbrook Youth Detention Facility, Auburn Prison, Environmental Protection Agency, Brock University, UCLA, Hofstra University, New York University Law School, Rutgers University Law School, Boston College, University of Pennsylvania, Haverford College, Swarthmore College, University of Texas, Yale University, and Princeton University.

Areas of Expertise: social justice education, school to prison pipeline, urban education, cultural relevant pedagogy, critical pedagogy, disability studies/pedagogy, environmental education/justice, ecopedagogy, youth culture, transformative justice, hip hop studies, gender and sexuality studies, critical animal studies, eco-ability, justice studies, and peace and conflict studies.

Reviews

[Melanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the first publication I've come across that discusses LGBTQ youth's experiences with the school-to-prison pipeline. I appreciated the thorough discussions on the link between systemic racism and the STPP. However, some of the chapters were grounded more in opinion and recommendations rather than providing empirical evidence to support arguments. In several instances chapter authors would make assertions but there would be no corresponding citations. This is frustrating when using the book as a resource for a scholarly manuscript.