Thứ Sáu, 1 tháng 5, 2015

College or prison? Two destinies, one blatant injustice

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Alice Goffman: How where you live can determine your path to college — or prison

16:04 minutes · TED2015

In the United States, two institutions guide teenagers on the journey to adulthood: college and prison. Sociologist Alice Goffman spent six years in a troubled Philadelphia neighborhood and saw first-hand how teenagers of African-American and Latino backgrounds are funneled down the path to prison — sometimes starting with relatively minor infractions. In an impassioned talk she asks, "Why are we offering only handcuffs and jail time?"

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