“For there is another kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions; indifference and inaction and slow decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. This is a slow destruction of a child by hunger, and schools without books and homes without heat in the winter.” ― Robert F. Kennedy
Books
2021 Peguero, Anthony A. and Jennifer M. Bondy. Immigration and School Safety. New York, NY: Routledge
Immigration and School Safety utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to expose the complex relationship between immigration and school safety in the United States. It addresses not only individual, intrapersonal, and environmental factors but also distant-level conditions that are relevant to the experiences of immigrant children and connected to school safety. Twenty-five percent of all youth in U.S. schools have at least one immigrant parent, and that percentage is expected to increase to 33 percent by 2040. A wide array of factors, including but not limited to laws, public and political discourses, educational policies, interpersonal relationships, socioeconomic status, English language proficiency, citizenship, legal status, family characteristics, race and ethnicity, generational status, nationality, religion, and gender, contribute to the marginalizing experiences of children of immigrants at school. With the rapid growth of students in immigrant families in U.S. schools, any effort to address school violence and implement school safety policies must consider barriers associated with the unique educational experiences of that segment. This book highlights the often overlooked importance of immigration as a mediating factor in explaining both violence and victimization and provides a blueprint for integrating immigration and criminology theories into evidence-based efforts toward ensuring safety for all students. The authors demonstrate that immigration matters significantly in school violence and safety concerns and illustrate why research that integrates immigration with criminology theories is needed to understand the causes and correlates of school violence. The book will appeal to a wide array of individuals, including academics, educators, policymakers, practitioners, social workers, parents, and stakeholders who are committed to addressing educational disparities and inequities associated with immigration and school safety.
2020 Peguero, Anthony A. and Jun Sung Hong. School Bullying: Youth Vulnerability, Marginalization, and Victimization. Cham: Springer.
This book examines the associated experiences of school bullying and violence among vulnerable and marginalized youth. It discusses the effects of diversity and disparities in youth’s experiences with bullying. Among these are socioeconomic and social status, family cohesion and interactions, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, race, ethnicity, immigration, religion, and disabilities and special health needs. The book describes the ways in which a social-ecological framework can inform the problem and address school bullying. It addresses not only individual, intrapersonal, and environmental factors of bullying, but also discusses distal level factors and conditions that are specifically relevant to youth (e.g., culture and law). In addition, this volume contextualizes relevant multilevel factors that foster or inhibit bullying victimization among vulnerable and historically marginalized children and adolescents who are faced with cumulative social stratification.
Key areas of coverage include:
School Bullying is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians and other practitioners, graduate students, and policymakers across such disciplines as child and school psychology, social work and counseling, pediatrics and school nursing, educational policy and politics, and all interrelated disciplines.
Key areas of coverage include:
- The role of the family (parents and guardians, siblings) – its cohesion and interactions – in school bullying.
- Race, ethnicity, immigration, and religion and school bullying of marginalized and at-risk youth.
- Victimization of students with physical, emotional, and learning disorders.
- Bullying and victimization of vulnerable youth in the court systems.
School Bullying is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians and other practitioners, graduate students, and policymakers across such disciplines as child and school psychology, social work and counseling, pediatrics and school nursing, educational policy and politics, and all interrelated disciplines.
2018 Miller, Holly V. and Anthony A. Peguero. (Eds.). Routledge Handbook on Immigration and Crime. New York, NY: Routledge.
The perception of the immigrant as criminal or deviant has a long history in the United States, with many groups (e.g., Irish, Italians, Latinos) having been associated with perceived increases in crime and other social problems, although data suggest this is not necessarily the case. This handbook examines the relationship between immigration and crime by presenting chapters reflecting key issues from both historical and current perspectives. The volume includes a range of topics related to immigration and crime, such as the links between immigration rates and crime rates, nativity and crime, and the social construction of the criminal immigrant, as well as historical and current immigration policy vis-Ã -vis perceptions of the criminal immigrant. Other topics covered in this volume include theoretical perspectives on immigration and assimilation, sanctuary cities, and immigration in the context of the "war on terror." The Routledge Handbook on Immigration and Crime fills the gap in the literature by offering a volume that includes original empirical work as well as review essays that deliver a complete overview of immigration and crime relying on both historical and contemporary perspectives. It is a key collection for students in immigration courses; scholars and researchers in diverse disciplines including criminal justice, criminology, sociology, demography, law, psychology, and urban studies; and policy makers dealing with immigration and border security concerns.
“This Handbook offers a comprehensive assessment of the relationship between immigration and crime, drawing from interdisciplinary and historical perspectives. The review essays and empirical studies fill a critical gap in the field, and I expect it will be the "go to" source for state of the art research on immigration and crime for years to come.” – Marjorie S. Zatz, University of California, Merced
“The Routledge Handbook on Immigration and Crime offers a comprehensive and clear perspective on immigration and crime. The Handbook brings together a stellar team of scholars who explain the deep-rooted history of nativism in the United States, the empirical reality surrounding immigrants and crime, as well as the criminalization of immigrants through detention and immigration law enforcement. These essays render it evident that nativism and the concomitant criminalization of immigrations is not new, that immigration is not associated with higher levels of crime, and that the current construction of immigrants as criminals is used to justify punitive legislation. This handbook is written in a clear and accessible style and will be useful for scholars, advocates, and policy-makers alike.” – Tanya Golash-Boza, University of California, Merced
“This handbook offers a timely and important examination of the relationship between immigration and crime. While public perceptions linking increased immigration and criminality persist, this terrific collection lays to rest these often repeated, yet unfounded, claims. Impressive for its breadth and depth, the Routledge Handbook on Immigration and Crime is a must-read for students, scholars, and policy makers alike.' – Roberto G. Gonzales, Harvard University
“This Handbook offers a comprehensive assessment of the relationship between immigration and crime, drawing from interdisciplinary and historical perspectives. The review essays and empirical studies fill a critical gap in the field, and I expect it will be the "go to" source for state of the art research on immigration and crime for years to come.” – Marjorie S. Zatz, University of California, Merced
“The Routledge Handbook on Immigration and Crime offers a comprehensive and clear perspective on immigration and crime. The Handbook brings together a stellar team of scholars who explain the deep-rooted history of nativism in the United States, the empirical reality surrounding immigrants and crime, as well as the criminalization of immigrants through detention and immigration law enforcement. These essays render it evident that nativism and the concomitant criminalization of immigrations is not new, that immigration is not associated with higher levels of crime, and that the current construction of immigrants as criminals is used to justify punitive legislation. This handbook is written in a clear and accessible style and will be useful for scholars, advocates, and policy-makers alike.” – Tanya Golash-Boza, University of California, Merced
“This handbook offers a timely and important examination of the relationship between immigration and crime. While public perceptions linking increased immigration and criminality persist, this terrific collection lays to rest these often repeated, yet unfounded, claims. Impressive for its breadth and depth, the Routledge Handbook on Immigration and Crime is a must-read for students, scholars, and policy makers alike.' – Roberto G. Gonzales, Harvard University
2013 Muschert, Glenn W., Stuart Henry, Nicole L. Bracy, and Anthony A. Peguero (Eds.). Responding to School Violence: Confronting the Columbine Effect. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers.
The core arguments of this book are that since the Columbine shootings, the development of school antiviolence policy: (1) has been based on fear driven by extreme, low-probability events, such as school rampage shootings; (2) may have unintended negative effects in (a) damaging the school learning environment, (b) undermining relationships among students and teachers, and/or (c) exacerbating the problems of violence that they are intended to alleviate; and (3) distracts from the development of a comprehensive, multilevel approach to deal with the multifaceted causes of the problem. We propose moving beyond Columbine Effect policy.
"This highly accessible volume [provides] a broad introduction to school violence policy approaches and their social consequences."—Odis Johnson, Contemporary Sociology
“An excellent treatment of the contexts, policies, and alternatives to the 'Columbine Effect.' The book effectively interconnects the complex micro-to macro-level processes that can help explain and prevent a rampage attack on a school, while exposing the inherent limitations and sometimes harmful effects of current practices.”—Jonathan Kremser, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
“Capture[s] the complexities and repercussions of school violence.... This thought-provoking book is a significant contribution to the field."--Choice
“A much needed evaluation and critique of the narrowly focused school antiviolence policies that emerged in the wake of the Columbine High School shootings in 1999.”—Brian G. Sellers, Critical Criminology
“A welcome antidote to much of the school violence literature.... The authors provide a valuable critique of current practices, as well as plausible alternatives.”—Gregg Barak, Eastern Michigan University
“A must-read for anyone interested in understanding how we think about and practice school safety and discipline in the post-Columbine era. This work delves deeply into how the 'Columbine Effect' is shaping the lives of our kids, and offers smart and evidence-based ways forward.”—J. William Spencer, Purdue University
"This highly accessible volume [provides] a broad introduction to school violence policy approaches and their social consequences."—Odis Johnson, Contemporary Sociology
“An excellent treatment of the contexts, policies, and alternatives to the 'Columbine Effect.' The book effectively interconnects the complex micro-to macro-level processes that can help explain and prevent a rampage attack on a school, while exposing the inherent limitations and sometimes harmful effects of current practices.”—Jonathan Kremser, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
“Capture[s] the complexities and repercussions of school violence.... This thought-provoking book is a significant contribution to the field."--Choice
“A much needed evaluation and critique of the narrowly focused school antiviolence policies that emerged in the wake of the Columbine High School shootings in 1999.”—Brian G. Sellers, Critical Criminology
“A welcome antidote to much of the school violence literature.... The authors provide a valuable critique of current practices, as well as plausible alternatives.”—Gregg Barak, Eastern Michigan University
“A must-read for anyone interested in understanding how we think about and practice school safety and discipline in the post-Columbine era. This work delves deeply into how the 'Columbine Effect' is shaping the lives of our kids, and offers smart and evidence-based ways forward.”—J. William Spencer, Purdue University