Editorial: Racial Battle Fatigue: The Toll of Policing Black Students

The current pediatric mental health crisis, recently named by AACAP and AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics)1, is inextricably linked to school-based policies and practices. Fueled by public fears of crime and violence, “tough on crime” approaches took root in the US during the 1980s, when school systems became an extension of a national-scale punitive apparatus. Punitive policies (e.g., zero-tolerance policies) became a reflex response to disruptive behaviors at school, and police presence within schools incre ased.

Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - April 26, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: J. Corey Williams, Ashley Andreou, Tricia Lemelle, Erica E. Coates, Jeff Q. Bostic Tags: Editorial Source Type: research