Journal article
Long-term arrest and school outcomes of the Philadelphia Police School Diversion Program
Psychology, public policy, and law
13 Jul 2023
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Abstract
In response to school-based arrests representing a growing proportion of youth arrests nationwide, several programs have emerged to divert youth from school-based arrests. However, few such initiatives have undergone empirical evaluation, and none have been evaluated with a focus on long-term (i.e., 4- to 5-year) youth outcomes. To address this gap, this study compared long-term recidivism arrest and school outcomes (i.e., out-of-school suspension, dropout, and on-time graduation) among students diverted through the Philadelphia Police School Diversion Program ( n = 427) and comparable students arrested in Philadelphia schools ( n = 531). Mixed-effects logistic regression results revealed that diverted youth were significantly less likely than matched arrested youth to experience a recidivism arrest within 5 years of their initial school-based incident. However, we did not observe significant between-group differences for school-related outcomes once relevant covariates were considered. Findings indicate small yet significant long-term program effects on public safety and potential time-limited effects on exclusionary discipline.
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- Title
- Long-term arrest and school outcomes of the Philadelphia Police School Diversion Program
- Creators
- Amanda NeMoyer - Drexel UniversityTuQuynh Le - Drexel UniversityAlexei Taylor - Drexel UniversityAngela Pollard - Drexel UniversityRena Kreimer - Drexel UniversityNivedita Anjaria - Drexel UniversityFengqing Zhang - Drexel UniversityGeorge Kikuchi - Philadelphia Police Department (United States, Philadelphia)Matthew Lattanzio - Philadelphia Police Department (United States, Philadelphia)Naomi E. S Goldstein - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Psychology, public policy, and law
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Number of pages
- 15
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001027972300001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85170204626
- Other Identifier
- 991020691137504721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Health Policy & Services
- Law
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary