Thesis
Deterred or pushed into the school-to-prison pipeline: suspension's role in the relationship between offense type and recidivism risk among youth arrested for school-based offenses
Master of Science (M.S.), Drexel University
Mar 2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/00001556
Abstract
Many students arrested in school face school discipline as a secondary sanction. Although schools often use suspension with the aim of deterring future misbehavior, labeling and routine activity theories suggest experiencing both arrest and suspension may increase risk of continued justice system involvement. Yet, little prior research has examined the association of double sanctioning, and particularly the characteristics of the offense and sanction, with recidivism. Therefore, I examined data from 755 students arrested in schools to determine whether doubly sanctioned youth were more likely to be rearrested and whether length of incident-related out-of-school suspension explained the relationship between offense type and probability of future recidivism rearrest, for rearrest generally and against-person or violent rearrest specifically. I utilized linear and logistic regressions to investigate suspension duration as a mediator between offense type and rearrest. Results showed that double sanctioning was a common practice. Contrary to hypotheses, youth suspended for the same incident that they were originally arrested for did not experience higher rates of rearrest than youth who were arrested, but not suspended. Although suspension duration was not a significant mediator, offense type was related to suspension duration and rearrest, individually. Observed relationships highlighted the need for additional research into the consequences of double sanctioning and correlates of offense type.
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- Title
- Deterred or pushed into the school-to-prison pipeline
- Creators
- Nivedita Anjaria
- Contributors
- Naomi E. Goldstein (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- vi, 39 pages
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); College of Arts and Sciences; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 991020340714004721