Christopher malletts book is a comprehensive assessment of the zero tolerance policy and how it affects school age children and their education the school to prison pipeline is best described as a set of policies in schools that increase the likelihood of students encountering the juvenile court system instead of attaining a quality education most students involved in the pipeline have difficulties or obstacles within their families schools or communities that are not taken into . The school to prison pipeline a comprehensive assessement mallett christopher a isbn 9780826194589 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. The expanded use of zero tolerance policies and security measures in schools has exponentially increased arrests and referrals to the juvenile courtsoften for typical adolescent developmental behaviors and low level misdemeanors this is the first truly comprehensive assessment of the school to prison pipelinea term that refers to the increased risk for certain individuals disproportionately from minority and impoverished communities to end up ensnared in the criminal justice . This is the fi rst truly comprehensive assessment of the school to prison pipeline a term that refers to the increased risk for certain individuals disproportionately from minority and impoverished communities to end up ensnared in the criminal justice system because of excessively punitive disciplinary policies in schools written by one of the foremost experts on this topic the book examines school disciplinary policies and juvenile justice policies that contribute to the . This is the first truly comprehensive assessment of the school to prison pipelinea term that refers to the increased risk for certain individuals disproportionately from minority and impoverished communities to end up ensnared in the criminal justice system because of excessively punitive disciplinary policies in schools written by one of the foremost experts on this topic the book