dc.contributor.advisor | Pfeifer, Heather | |
dc.contributor.author | Davis, Alicia Johnson | |
dc.contributor.department | University of Baltimore.School of Criminal Justice | en_US |
dc.contributor.program | University of Baltimore. Master of Science in Criminal Justice | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-12-20T20:56:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-12-20T20:56:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.description | M.S. -- University of Baltimore, 2012 | en_US |
dc.description | Thesis 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.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. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | vii, 103 leaves | en_US |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.genre | theses | en_US |
dc.identifier | doi:10.13016/M2DF98 | |
dc.identifier.other | Davis_baltimore_0942N_10042 | |
dc.identifier.other | UB_2012_Davis_A | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11603/3737 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.rights | 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. | en_US |
dc.subject | disproportionate minority contact | en_US |
dc.subject | high stakes testing | en_US |
dc.subject | juvenile arrests | en_US |
dc.subject | school discipline | en_US |
dc.subject | school system | en_US |
dc.subject | suspensions | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Student supension | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Maryland | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Baltimore | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | African American students | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Baltimore City Public Schools | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Discrimination in juvenile justice administration | en_US |
dc.title | Is the disparity in disciplinary school policies contributing to juvenile DMC?: a study of the Baltimore County School system | en_US |
dc.type | Text | en_US |