Success and Failure in Education and Criminal Justice: Identifying Common Mechanisms

This article provides a literature review of research that investigates the relationship between the United States education and criminaljustice systems. From a sociological perspective, our aim is to explore mechanisms that have been identified as leading to successes and failures within the two respective institutions. In particular, we highlight research conducted on alternative school programs. Furthermore, we provide a discussion about the processes that link the two systems, namely state funding and punitive policies within schools.