Arrest Rates For Latinx Students Decline, But SD Unified Students Still Call For Defunding Police

Arrest Rates For Latinx Students Decline, But SD Unified Students Still Call For Defunding Police

Francisco Carbajal, the director of alternative juvenile justice at the NCRC, outlines the effectiveness of restorative justice to KPBS. “We’ve seen cases come from San Diego school police where we have shown that recidivism completely drops when students are being diverted to community-led opportunities rather than concentrating on traditional punishments,” Francisco said.