Toldson, I. A., Woodson, K. M., Braithwaite, R., Holliday, R. C., & De La Rosa, M. (2010). Academic potential among African American adolescents in juvenile detention centers: Implications for reentry to school. Journal of offender rehabilitation, 49(8), 551-570. The study explores Black adolescent detainees’ academic potential and motivation to return to school,… Continue Reading Academic potential among African American adolescents in juvenile detention centers: Implications for reentry to school
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Debunking the Myth of Officer Friendly: How African American Males Experience Community Policing
Jones-Brown, D. D. (2000). Debunking the Myth of Officer Friendly: How African American Males Experience Community Policing. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 16(2), 209-229. The results of a survey of 125 high school African American males regarding attitudes toward and contacts with the police are presented. Findings suggest that personal interaction with… Continue Reading Debunking the Myth of Officer Friendly: How African American Males Experience Community Policing
“I See Trayvon Martin”: What Teachers Can Learn from the Tragic Death of a Young Black Male
Love, B. L. (2014). “I See Trayvon Martin”: What Teachers Can Learn from the Tragic Death of a Young Black Male.Urban Review, 46(2), 292 – 306. The goal of this article is to examine the racially hostile environment of U.S. public schooling towards Black males. Drawing on the work of Foucault… Continue Reading “I See Trayvon Martin”: What Teachers Can Learn from the Tragic Death of a Young Black Male