TY - JOUR PY - 2011// TI - Sacrificed on the altar of public safety: the policing of Latino and African American youth JO - Journal of contemporary criminal justice A1 - Vera Sanchez, Claudio G. A1 - Adams, Ericka Briana SP - 322 EP - 341 VL - 27 IS - 3 N2 - Past research has grounded young people's experiences with the police in their neighborhoods and schools, yet lacking from the literature is how the interconnection between these two domains contributes to the hypercriminalization of Latino and African American youth. Forty interviews were conducted with nondelinquent Latino and African American youth who reside in disadvantaged and high-crime neighborhoods. Youths' reports suggest a tidal wave of violence throughout their neighborhoods and schools, coupled with heavy surveillance and policing. Policy implications are discussed in terms of the school to criminal justice pipeline prevalent in disadvantaged neighborhoods.

LA - en SN - 1043-9862 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1043986211412565 ID - ref1 ER -