In this episode we discuss the policy frameworks and philosophical assumptions underneath current punitive systems including policing and schools. (We will continue this discussion next week and look at some promising new frameworks that are currently emerging that could move us beyond a paradigm of coercion and compliance.)

Terminology:

IEP - Individualized Education Plan - the document that determines the accommodations and supports for a particular student in special education.

Ontology - theory of being, framework of what entities exist or how to categorize what exists.