RT Article
T1 Minority Threat in Schools and Differential Security Manifestations: Examining Unequal Control, Surveillance, and Protection
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 71
IS 6/7
SP 2276
OP 2306
A1 Payne, Allison Ann 1975-
A1 Welch, Kelly
A2 Welch, Kelly
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1926663497
AB Using a recent nationally representative sample of schools, this test of Minority Threat Theory, which predicts greater use of punitive social controls in places with more people of color, is the first to use an empirically and conceptually based security typology that distinguishes among strategies intended to (1) control, (2) surveil, and (3) protect students at school. This study not only accounts for the way particular security strategies are often bundled, but also for differential objectives that are seemingly dependent on the racial and ethnic context of schools—essential considerations for understanding how minority threat manifests in school security programs. Ultimately, our results demonstrate the need for policymakers to recognize how disparate implementation of school security strategies may exacerbate inequality for youth of color.
K1 Racial and ethnic disparities
K1 School crime
K1 School security
K1 minority threat theory
DO 10.1177/00111287231194718