The Path Forward for Children in Utah: Tackling Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice

During this webinar, Dr. Patricia Warren, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University, presented the scholarship from her research on racial/ethnic disparities in juvenile justice and its relation to the school-to-prison pipeline. Dr. Warren’s research explores the salience of race and ethnicity as an organizing principle that shapes how social control and punishment are applied in the criminal justice system.

Following the presentation, Dr. Warren engaged in a discussion with:
—Dr. Van Nguyen, Research Consultant for the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice
—Brett Peterson, Director of Utah Juvenile Justice Services
—Derek Mueller, Senior Research Analyst at the Utah Criminal Justice Center

—Moderated by Dr. Emily Salisbury, Director of the Utah Criminal Justice Center

This event was presented live on August 26, 2020.

[MeganSnellings]

I am not the Snellings from the paper referenced (how I came across this) but am coincidentally studying Human Development and Public Health. The timing on this is always right! I have already determined based on the recently presented Trump Agenda that immediate expulsion is a racial disparity and public health concern, as are the overall increased violence statistics in school and extreme reactions taken by school (like closing bathrooms during certain times of day or excessive referrals). This video reiterates that. The good news is that immediate Home School (there are groups of such that can apply for grants) is an expected option and Virtual Learning is already now more accessible. As long as there are more attempts to reduce isolation and the likelihood of peer like racial commonality education institutions can easily develop and grow, the statistics are supportive in showing there will be success. Integration is great and the law, but statistics again do show success when unintended segregation has occurred.

Nonviolence education and Bible education is something I support, as are DEI and IEPs. The King Center's school aged program helps with some of this. As for advances in Home School or Charter Schools to avoid prison and judicial system pipelines for adolescents and youth, grants opportunities and funding for such will need to grow. Good news! Billionaires have historically loved to invest in education. Let's see.

I'll look into the Dear John Letter.

Let's pray there will not be racism amongst grant recipients or even offerings.