Student absenteeism and the role of police encounters

IF 3.5 1区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Criminology & Public Policy Pub Date : 2022-09-18 DOI:10.1111/1745-9133.12600

Amanda Geller, Nicholas Mark

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Abstract

Research Summary

Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, we estimated associations between adolescent–police contact and several measures of school absenteeism. Adolescents self-reported absences due to health and due to truancy; police contact was linked to both. Youth reporting police contact were absent approximately 2.2 more days in total than those not reporting contact. Police contact was also associated with a 10 percentage point increase in the probability that absenteeism concerns precipitated a parent–teacher conversation.

Policy Implications

Extensive literature documents a “school to prison pipeline” in which aggressive school discipline exposes students to law enforcement. Less attention has been paid to how police contact outside of school shapes educational experiences. Recognizing and excusing absenteeism driven by police contact can provide students with flexibility needed to maintain educational progress. Such a policy may also signal to students stopped by police that school personnel can serve as sources of support and facilitate linkages to outside resources.

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学生缺勤和警察遭遇的作用

使用来自脆弱家庭和儿童福利研究的数据，我们估计了青少年与警察接触与学校缺勤之间的联系。青少年自述因健康原因和逃学原因缺席;警方的联系与这两起案件有关。报告与警方联系的青少年比没有报告与警方联系的青少年总共缺勤约2.2天。与警察接触也与缺勤问题引发家长与教师对话的可能性增加10个百分点有关。政策影响大量文献记录了“从学校到监狱的管道”，其中激进的学校纪律使学生面临执法。很少有人关注学校以外的警察接触如何影响教育体验。承认和原谅因与警察接触而导致的旷课，可以为学生提供保持教育进步所需的灵活性。这样的政策也可能向被警察拦住的学生发出信号，即学校工作人员可以作为支持来源，并促进与外部资源的联系。

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Criminology & Public Policy CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

CiteScore

8.10

自引率

6.50%

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期刊介绍： Criminology & Public Policy is interdisciplinary in nature, devoted to policy discussions of criminology research findings. Focusing on the study of criminal justice policy and practice, the central objective of the journal is to strengthen the role of research findings in the formulation of crime and justice policy by publishing empirically based, policy focused articles.