User:RacoonCityMayor/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Zero tolerance

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
Our group is evaluating Zero tolerance policy.

Evaluate the article
The lead section starts off very concise and straight to the point as it defines Zero tolerance in the initial sentence. It seems to define it within the context of criminal justice and policing. However, I would have wanted to see the article talk about the impact on Zero Tolerance policies on different demographics. The article mentioned the War on Drugs which was a multi-decade political campaign based on fear mongering with extreme racial prejudice. The article fails to look closely at the relationship between punishment and racial bias, the ways that Black and Brown boys and men are punished more harshly than other demographics which informs Zero Tolerance policies.