Reducing Racial Inequalities in Adulthood Arrest by Reducing Inequalities in School Discipline: Evidence From the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Reducing Racial Inequalities in Adulthood Arrest by Reducing Inequalities in School Discipline: Evidence From the School-to-Prison Pipeline
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DOI：
10.1037/dev0000613
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发表时间：
2018-12-01
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4
通讯作者：
Motz, Ryan T.
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作者：
Barnes, J. C.;Motz, Ryan T.
有大量证据表明，在刑事司法系统中，少数族裔——尤其是黑人公民——的比例过高。但造成这些不平等的原因一直难以确定。一项研究表明，逮捕方面的不平等可能源于学校纪律方面的不平等。具体来说，从学校到监狱的研究文献表明，学校纪律实践中的不平等可能会继续产生逮捕盛行率的不平等。在这篇文章中，我们利用一个具有全国代表性的大样本来检验学校惩罚中的种族不平等将（部分地）解释成年逮捕中的不平等的假设。我们找到了对这一途径的支持，并通过借鉴流行病学的最新发展，初步估计了如果有可能缩小学校纪律方面的种族差距，政策制定者可能能够缩小逮捕方面的种族差距的程度。
There is a large body of evidence revealing that minorities-in particular, Black citizens-are over-represented in the criminal justice system. But the causes of these inequalities have been difficult to pin down. One line of work suggests the inequalities in arrest may be traced to inequalities in exposure to school discipline. Specifically, the school-to-prison pipeline literature suggests inequalities in school disciplinary practices may go on to produce inequalities in arrest prevalence. In this article, we draw on a large nationally representative sample to test the hypothesis that racial inequalities in school-based punishments will (partially) explain inequalities in adulthood arrest. We find support for this pathway and, by drawing on recent developments in epidemiology, produce initial estimates of the degree to which policymakers might be able to close the racial gap in arrest if it were possible to close the racial gap in school discipline.