MLDS Center Research Series Virtual Brown Bag
Title: The Relationship Between K-5 Suspensions and Early Juvenile Arrests
Presentation Abstract: Early arrest data show substantial disproportionalities by race and gender that are reflective of disproportionalities of in-school suspensions that begin as early as kindergarten (Lincove, Mata, and Cortes, 2023). Maryland Longitudinal Data System (MLDS) data linking student K-5 educational experiences with individual incident-level data from the Department of Juvenile Services (complaints, allegations, arrests, and dispositions) are used to observe students’ academic and discipline histories leading up to initial interactions with the juvenile justice system. We test whether out-of-school suspensions at different grade levels increase or decrease the likelihood of early entry into the juvenile justice system. We exploit variation in school use of out-of-school suspensions to estimate the effects of suspensions on DJS involvement, as well as disproportionalities by race and gender. Results will provide direct evidence of the relationship between the use of exclusionary discipline and juvenile arrests to better understand the school-to-prison pipeline and the intervening role of school discipline strategies.
Presenters: Jane Arnold Lincove, PhD, MPP (MLDS Research Branch and UMBC), and Catherine Mata, PhD, MA (MLDS Research Branch and Brown University)
Date and Time: Friday, Jan. 24, noon to 1 p.m. Eastern
Google Meet joining information: Video call link: https://meet.google.com/nny-hxpb-qfj
Or dial: (US) +1 929-287-3584 PIN: 935 667 082#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/nny-hxpb-qfj?pin=7867316281098
The Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center Research Series Virtual Brown Bag is a forum to bring together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to discuss in-progress research on academic and workforce outcomes.