Behind Systems in America

Nora Macomber
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This is a collaborative podcast between 8th grade students that discuss two of the most overlooked systems in America. http://chng.it/xWdwQLXb2d http://chng.it/6p86fSpFLT https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/supporting-black-lives-matter https://www.sentencingproject.org/actions/ http://chng.it/cTrY2xtQTL https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/take-action-now-fight-to-end-mass-incarceration/

Episodes

  1. 05/25/2021

    Mental Health in the Foster System

    Here Mackenzie talks about Mental health in the foster system and how it affects everyone.  https://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/child-welfare.aspx https://thriveworks.com/blog/moving-tough-kids-impact-mental-health/#:~:text=Kids%20who%20have%20moved%20five,over%20the%20age%20of%20five.

  2. 05/25/2021

    The Over Criminalization of Children of Color

    This is Nora's episode about the juvenile courts, how school systems have lead to the mass amounts of minors in court, and the over criminalization of children of color.  Sources:  Racial Disparities in Youth Commitments and Arrests Part from the book: Race, Crime, and Juvenile Justice: The Issue of Racial Disparity  Youth of color disproportionately represented in the justice system The school to prison pipeline, explained New Report Calls Out Gross Racial Disparities in Juvenile Justice System Rethinking Solitary Confinement for Juveniles Many Juvenile Jails Are Now Almost Entirely Filled With Young People of Color Juvenile Age of Jurisdiction and Transfer to Adult Court Laws

  3. 05/25/2021

    History of policing in America

    Here Nora talks about the history of policing in america and how this affects many people of color.  Sources:  White House Report on Reforming the incarceration system  https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/cold-call-examining-race-and-mass-incarceration-in-the-united-states examining race and mass incarceration in the United States  How slavery morphed into today's Carceral state  The racist roots of American policing: From slave patrols to traffic stops Baltimore sun: War on Drugs  List of police reforms related to the George Floyd protests Data about police violence in the US  The 13th on Netflix

  4. 05/25/2021

    Programs in the Foster system

    Here Mackenzie talks about the different programs in the foster system.  https://wearecasa.org/ https://www.fc2success.org/ https://greatnonprofits.org/categories/view/foster-care

  5. Season 1, Episode 2 Trailer

    Mass incarceration intro

    This is Nora's intro to her project about mass incarceration in america and how it affects People of Color.  Sources:  Oxford Bibliographies definition of Mass Incarceration  How slavery morphed into today's Carceral state  Baltimore sun: War on Drugs

  6. Season 1, Episode 1 Trailer

    Foster children intro

    This is Mackenzie's intro to her project about foster children and how the system works.  https://jlc.org/news/what-foster-care-prison-pipeline

Trailers

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This is a collaborative podcast between 8th grade students that discuss two of the most overlooked systems in America. http://chng.it/xWdwQLXb2d http://chng.it/6p86fSpFLT https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/supporting-black-lives-matter https://www.sentencingproject.org/actions/ http://chng.it/cTrY2xtQTL https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/take-action-now-fight-to-end-mass-incarceration/

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