Police officers and sociologists agree: Diverse schools equal less crime

A new analysis of U.S. Department of Education data shows that American schools are becoming increasingly segregated. Youth Radio reporters examine the claim that diverse schools have lower dropout and subsequent crime rates, digging up an amicus brief by police officers and reporting on the sociology of schools.

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