School Safety, Security and Discipline: Core Issues in Advancing Criminological Research Across Time

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

Although there has been a recent increase in research on school security, safety, and discipline on a variety of criminologically-important outcomes, longitudinal research in this arena remains relatively underdeveloped. A lack of knowledge concerning the causes and consequences of school security efforts on various outcomes over time remains an important limitation given the ubiquitous and central role schools play in the lives of youth and emerging adults. The goal of this panel is to explore issues related to school safety and control within the longitudinal context with specific attention afforded to methodological issues and advances. That is, what do we know about longitudinal outcomes associated with school security, safety, and control and what more needs to be done to better understand the causes and consequences of control within schools over time?

Sub Unit

• Area V. Correlates of Crime / 32. School Experiences

Individual Presentations

• Moving the Study of School Policing Forward: An Analysis of the Methodological Challenges to Date - Joesph M. McKenna, Texas State, Texas School Safety Center

• School Resource Officers and Student Suspensions - Cherie Dawson-Edwards, University of Louisville; Benjamin W. Fisher, University of Louisville; Kristin Swartz, University of Louisville; Ethan M. Higgins, University of Louisville; Suzanne Overstreet, University of Louisville

• Taking a Closer Look: Advancing Qualitative and Longitudinal Research on School Discipline - John Brent, Eastern Kentucky University

• Exploring how School Discipline and Special Education Policies Condition the Relationship Between Child Behavior, Early Suspension, and/or ADHD Diagnoses and Early Adolescent Behavior and Academic Performance - David Ramey, The Pennsylvania State University

Chair

• Thomas Mowen, Bowling Green State University

Discussant

• Aaron Kupchik, University of Delaware