Too Strict or Too Lenient? Examining The Role of School Strictness With Educational and Juvenile Justice Outcomes

Anthony A. Peguero, Miner P.Trey Marchbanks, Kay S. Varela, John M. Eason, Jamilia Blake

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)223-242
Number of pages20
JournalSociological Spectrum
Volume38
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 4 2018
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Sociology and Political Science

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