Is the disparity in disciplinary school policies contributing to juvenile DMC?: a study of the Baltimore County School system

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dc.contributor.advisorPfeifer, Heather
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Alicia Johnson
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Baltimore.School of Criminal Justiceen_US
dc.contributor.programUniversity of Baltimore. Master of Science in Criminal Justiceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-20T20:56:58Z
dc.date.available2016-12-20T20:56:58Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionM.S. -- University of Baltimore, 2012en_US
dc.descriptionThesis submitted to the School of Criminal ScienceJustice fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Criminal Justice.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe present research examines whether Baltimore County Public Schools [BCPS] are disproportionately disciplining African American students through both in-school and out-of-school suspensions. This study utilizes data from Maryland State Department of Education Division of Accountability and Assessment for the academic school year 2008-2009, which is considered public record. Units of analyses include 172 schools within the Baltimore County Public School System, consisting of 105 elementary schools; 27 middle schools; 21 high schools and 19 non-traditional schools. The student population as a whole is very diverse in terms of race and ethnicity. Forty percent of BCPS total population is African American and approximately 49% is White. A quantitative research method of analysis was used to determine the relationship between the dependent variable, suspensions; and the independent variables, % of African American students, student gender and student performance. Results of chi-square analyses show that African American students are suspended at a significantly greater rate than their proportion of the student population in nearly all school types.en_US
dc.format.extentvii, 103 leavesen_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.genrethesesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2DF98
dc.identifier.otherDavis_baltimore_0942N_10042
dc.identifier.otherUB_2012_Davis_A
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/3737
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsThis item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by the University of Baltimore for non-commercial research and educational purposes.en_US
dc.subjectdisproportionate minority contacten_US
dc.subjecthigh stakes testingen_US
dc.subjectjuvenile arrestsen_US
dc.subjectschool disciplineen_US
dc.subjectschool systemen_US
dc.subjectsuspensionsen_US
dc.subject.lcshStudent supensionen_US
dc.subject.lcshMarylanden_US
dc.subject.lcshBaltimoreen_US
dc.subject.lcshAfrican American studentsen_US
dc.subject.lcshBaltimore City Public Schoolsen_US
dc.subject.lcshDiscrimination in juvenile justice administrationen_US
dc.titleIs the disparity in disciplinary school policies contributing to juvenile DMC?: a study of the Baltimore County School systemen_US
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