Citation

Vera Sanchez CG, Adams EB. J. Contemp. Crim. Justice 2011; 27(3): 322-341.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1043986211412565

PMID

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Abstract

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.