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

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    Author/Creator
    Davis, Alicia Johnson
    Date
    2012
    Type of Work
    vii, 103 leaves
    application/pdf
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    theses
    Department
    University of Baltimore.School of Criminal Justice
    Program
    University of Baltimore. Master of Science in Criminal Justice
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    This 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.
    Subjects
    disproportionate minority contact
    high stakes testing
    juvenile arrests
    school discipline
    school system
    suspensions
    Student supension
    Maryland
    Baltimore
    African American students
    Baltimore City Public Schools
    Discrimination in juvenile justice administration
    Abstract
    The 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.


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    Robert L. Bogomolny Library
    University of Baltimore
    1420 Maryland Ave.
    Baltimore, MD 21201
    Email: knowledgeworks@ubalt.edu


    If you wish to submit a copyright complaint or withdrawal request, please email mdsoar-help@umd.edu.