Date of Award
Spring 6-11-2023
Document Type
Thesis (Undergraduate)
Department
Geography
First Advisor
Dr. Patricia Lopez
Second Advisor
Dr. Erin Collins
Third Advisor
Dr. Mona Domosh
Abstract
The school-to-prison pipeline disproportionately impacts Black and Brown low-income students. The pipeline, a well-researched phenomenon, explores the criminalization of non-white students from low-income backgrounds through surveillance and outsized disciplinary actions at their schools. Current research reveals that this disciplinary system has: not improved campus safety, cost taxpayers $35 billion annually, disrupted students' academic performance, and increased students’ lifelong experience with violence (Selvaggi, 2016). However, existing research fails to consider alternative and new systems prioritizing students' well-being and future success. My research bridges this gap by focusing on South Bay schools and communities in Los Angeles –a site currently lacking scholarship. My project focuses on improving safety in the South Bay school environments -without relying on surveillance. In doing so, I ask: where do students feel safe, and how can geographical research methods help dismantle the pipeline?
Recommended Citation
Garcia, Lizet, "Undoing of the Carceral School System in the South Bay, California" (2023). Geography Undergraduate Senior Theses. 3.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/geography_senior_theses/3