Teen Court project

The school to prison pipeline is the problematic phenomenon of funneling children out of schools and into the prison system. The Council of State Governments in 2011 found that students who are suspended or expelled are almost three times as likely to have contact with the juvenile justice system (Fight Crime: Invest in Kids , 2012). Teen Court of Humboldt County Seeks to understand this trend on a local level by gaining insight into the opinions held by the faculty at five middle schools. This project will administer a survey and collect results that will be presented to Teen Court for future research. This study found that the majority of participants surveyed believe that zero tolerance is unfair and ineffective in deterring future misbehavior. This research will be used by Teen Court to further assist them in their goal of demolishing the school to prison pipeline on a local level.