Trump Justice Policies Dehumanize Young People of Color: Study

By Megan Hadley

The Trump Administration has been unrelenting in its return to failed policies that have  criminalized and dehumanized young people of color, argues a new report by The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP).

The rhetoric in tweets, speeches, and press statements has made the political climate ripe for advancing policies that roll back recent criminal justice reforms in favor of a “law-and-order” agenda, Kisha Bird, Duy Pham and Justin Edwards argued in the report , entitled “Unjustice: Overcoming Trump’s Rollbacks on Youth Justice.”

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Source URL: https://thecrimereport.org/2018/10/11/trump-justice-policies-dehumanize-young-people-of-color-study/