TY - JOUR
T1 - Too Strict or Too Lenient?
T2 - Examining The Role of School Strictness With Educational and Juvenile Justice Outcomes
AU - Peguero, Anthony A.
AU - Marchbanks, Miner P.Trey
AU - Varela, Kay S.
AU - Eason, John M.
AU - Blake, Jamilia
N1 - Funding Information:
Portions of this project were supported by Grant 2012-JF-FX-4064 awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Gratitude is extended for the helpful comments and constructive suggestions from the editor and blind reviewers throughout the development of this research manuscript. Appreciation is conveyed for the support provided by the Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice-Network and Latina/o Criminology working group. The research presented here utilizes confidential data from the state of Texas supplied by the Texas Education Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin. The authors gratefully acknowledge the use of these data. The opinions, findings, views, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the Texas Education Research Center or any of the funders or supporting organizations mentioned herein, including the University of Texas, the state of Texas, or the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Any errors are attributable to the authors.
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PY - 2018/7/4
Y1 - 2018/7/4
N2 - Although there is research exploring how school punishment practices are influencing academic and juvenile justice outcomes, how strict or lenient school punishment practices are related to aspects of education such as grade retention and dropping out, as well as juvenile justice contact, remains unknown. This study draws from the Texas Education Agency’s Public Education Information Management System to investigate the relationship between strict and lenient school punishment practices, academic progress or failure, and juvenile justice contact. Results indicate that schools with more strict punishment practices can contribute to higher grade retention and juvenile justice referral rates; however, it also appears that lenient punishment practices also exacerbate these same outcomes as well as higher referral rates. The importance of fair, just, and balanced school punishment practices is discussed.
AB - Although there is research exploring how school punishment practices are influencing academic and juvenile justice outcomes, how strict or lenient school punishment practices are related to aspects of education such as grade retention and dropping out, as well as juvenile justice contact, remains unknown. This study draws from the Texas Education Agency’s Public Education Information Management System to investigate the relationship between strict and lenient school punishment practices, academic progress or failure, and juvenile justice contact. Results indicate that schools with more strict punishment practices can contribute to higher grade retention and juvenile justice referral rates; however, it also appears that lenient punishment practices also exacerbate these same outcomes as well as higher referral rates. The importance of fair, just, and balanced school punishment practices is discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/02732173.2018.1478350
DO - 10.1080/02732173.2018.1478350
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85050350504
SN - 0273-2173
VL - 38
SP - 223
EP - 242
JO - Sociological Spectrum
JF - Sociological Spectrum
IS - 4
ER -