Black kids learn the hard lessons we teach in America's jails and prisons. The same assumptions are at work in zero tolerance for all kids. But the policy rare works. This is especially clear when you listen to Newman talk about his organization's anti-crime initiatives, a program supported by hundreds of law enforcement officials around the country. What fails is merely punitive punishment.
Adults are responsible for a child's graduation to a life of crime.
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