RT Article
T1 School discipline policies, perceptions of justice, and in-school delinquency
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 65
IS 10
SP 1343
OP 1370
A1 Fissel, Erica R.
A2 Wilcox, Pamela 1968-
A2 Skubak Tillyer, Marie
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1670266923
AB School crime has been a national issue for nearly 40 years and remains a concern for students, administrators, parents, and the public. Schools engage in numerous strategies aimed at curbing crime, ranging from harsh disciplinary practices to proactive strategies focused on gaining student compliance. This study examines the impact of disciplinary practices on in-school delinquency, while also considering the influence of students’ perceptions of injustice. Using student- and school-level data from the Rural Substance Abuse and Violence Project and hierarchical Poisson regression analyses, findings reveal that students’ perceptions of injustice were significantly related to in-school delinquency, while proactive and reactive discipline practices, spanning the punitiveness continuum, were not. The findings provide tentative guidance for school-based discipline management policies and practices.
K1 School crime
K1 School delinquency
K1 Perceived injustice
K1 Schulgewalt
DO 10.1177/0011128718794186