The Thin Blue Line in Schools: New Evidence on School-Based Policing across the U.S.

Autor/inn/en	Sorensen, Lucy C.; Avila-Acosta, Montserrat; Engberg, John B.; Bushway, Shawn D.
Titel	The Thin Blue Line in Schools: New Evidence on School-Based Policing across the U.S.
Quelle	In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 42 (2023) 4, S.941-970 (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sorensen, Lucy C.) ORCID (Avila-Acosta, Montserrat) ORCID (Engberg, John B.) ORCID (Bushway, Shawn D.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0276-8739
DOI	10.1002/pam.22498
Schlagwörter	Public Schools; Law Enforcement; Educational Environment; Outcomes of Education; Police; Discipline; Suspension; Expulsion; Crime; African American Students; Males; Students with Disabilities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Gesetzesvollzug; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Disziplin; Ausschluss; Schulausschluss; Relegation; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Disability; Disabilities; Behinderung
Abstract	U.S. public school students increasingly attend schools with sworn law enforcement officers present. Yet little is known about how these school resource officers (SROs) affect school environments or student outcomes. Our study uses a fuzzy regression discontinuity (RD) design with national school-level data from 2014 to 2018 to estimate the impacts of SRO placement. We construct this discontinuity based on the application scores for federal school-based policing grants of linked police agencies. We find that SROs effectively reduce some forms of violence in schools, but do not prevent gun-related incidents. We also find that SROs intensify the use of suspension, expulsion, police referral, and arrest of students. These increases in disciplinary and police actions are consistently largest for Black students, male students, and students with disabilities. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01