A5081773525- Education Discipline and Inequality
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
Drexel University
2021-2024
Evaluations of juvenile and criminal legal system programs typically focus on outcomes related to program impacts, or effectiveness. However, implementation – which relate the processes underlying execution are equally as critical determining success. Adding burgeoning interest in applying science principles interventions, current study examined Philadelphia Police School Diversion Program a school-based, alternative-to-arrest that has already demonstrated promising effectiveness outcomes....
Objectives: Developed to keep youth in school and out of court, the Philadelphia Police School Diversion Program allows avoid arrest for specified school-based summary misdemeanor offenses. This study examined whether diverted were also less likely experience exclusionary discipline, both response referring incident following calendar year. Hypotheses: We predicted that youth—compared arrested schools year before program implementation—would have been receive a suspension their incident, be...
Abstract Growing recognition of the school-to-prison pipeline and its associated detrimental effects has spurred efforts aimed at reducing rate school-based arrests across United States. One such initiative, Philadelphia Police School Diversion Program, demonstrated promising findings related to reduced numbers improved school outcomes among youth. However, without information about financial costs benefits with program operation, stakeholders may be hesitant implement similar programming in...