Papers by Alberto "Beto" Gutierrez
Medium, 2020
This article offers an analysis of how California's Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) mishandled... more This article offers an analysis of how California's Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) mishandled COVID-19 as well as a Legionella outbreak. The article includes a critical analysis of the true cost of operating under a top-down quasi-military power structure.
Witnessla.com, 2019
This is a personal testimony of how California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation man... more This is a personal testimony of how California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation manipulates data of their state juvenile facilities to avoid lawsuits and present an impeccable image. After completing a Ph.D. at UCLA's Division of Urban Schooling, the author taught 4-years at a maximum security juvenile prison.
Witness LA, 2019
This open letter to California Governor provides detailed description of institutional failure by... more This open letter to California Governor provides detailed description of institutional failure by design. The author makes a compelling argument for the creation of an independent body to regulate abusive practices.
www.WitnessLA.com , 2019
Published as an editorial, this document captures Beto Gutierrez's, a social studies teacher, exp... more Published as an editorial, this document captures Beto Gutierrez's, a social studies teacher, experience navigating the tensions between rehabilitation and the traditional punitive practices at California State youth prison. The teacher documents the tension between traditional punitive practices and a more humanistic and rehabilitative.
Books by Alberto "Beto" Gutierrez
At The Center of All Possibilities: Transforming Education For Our Children's Future, 2022
Teaching in an era of fake news and cancel culture, the author provides specific tools that could... more Teaching in an era of fake news and cancel culture, the author provides specific tools that could be utilized to deliver the Social Sciences in a scientific fashion. The author draws from a curriculum that he developed while teaching inside a California State Prison.
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Papers by Alberto "Beto" Gutierrez
Books by Alberto "Beto" Gutierrez