Do school disciplinary policies have positive social impacts? Examining the attenuating effects of school policies on the relationship between personal and peer delinquency

Gregory M. Zimmerman and Carter Rees

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2014, vol. 42, issue 1, 54-65

Abstract: Empirical research has yet to demonstrate that strict school disciplinary policies deter student misconduct. However, underlying the null and negative effects observed in prior research may be competing social impacts. What is missing from prior research is an acknowledgement that the deviance amplification effects of criminogenic risk factors may be partially offset by the general deterrence effects of strict school sanctions.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2013.12.003

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