Visualizing Toxic Subjects

Ideology and Impact: Policing Students in the LA Unified School District

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Created Image: Policing in the Classroom

This juxtaposition depicts the self-presentation of LASPD school/community engagement alongside the statistical data of their policing within the school district. (left) This found image from LASPD Facebook page depicts police officer community engagement in the classroom. (right) This Infomatic from the Million Dollar Hoods project in conjunction with UCLA’s Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies shows the inequality of how black bodies are policed in the LA Unified School District.

Created Image: Keeping the Children Safe

This juxtaposition depicts the self-presentation of LASPD school/community engagement alongside the statistical data of their policing within the school district. (top) This found banner image from LASPD website depicts the ideological rhetoric of the LASPD as a positive force protecting the school district’s children. (bottom)This Infomatic from the Million Dollar Hoods project in conjunction with UCLA ’s Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies shows data depicting the disproportionate policing of young children by the LASPD.

Created Image: Interventions

This juxtaposition depicts the self-presentation of LASPD school/community engagement alongside the statistical data of their policing within the school district. (top left) This found image from LASPD website depicts friendly community engagement by LASPD officers. (bottom left) This found image from LASPD Facebook page depicts a community engagement program meant as an intervention for “at risk” students.(right)This infomatic figure taken from the ACLU California “Right to Remain a Student” Report uses statistical data to depict the extent of police powers in school districts across the state of California.

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