ERIC Number: EJ1208346
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-0276-8739
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Patrolling Public Schools: The Impact of Funding for School Police on Student Discipline and Long-Term Education Outcomes
Weisburst, Emily K.
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, v38 n2 p338-365 Spr 2019
As police officers have become increasingly common in U.S. public schools, their role in school discipline has often expanded. While there is growing public debate about the consequences of police presence in schools, there is scant evidence of the impact of police on student discipline and academic outcomes. This paper provides the first quasi-experimental estimate of funding for school police on student outcomes, leveraging variation in federal Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants. Exploiting detailed data on over 2.5 million students in Texas, I find that federal grants for police in schools increase middle school discipline rates by 6 percent. The rise in discipline is driven by sanctions for low-level offenses or school code of conduct violations. Further, I find that Black students experience the largest increases in discipline. I also find that exposure to a three-year federal grant for school police is associated with a 2.5 percent decrease in high school graduation rates and a 4 percent decrease in college enrollment rates.
Descriptors: Public Schools, Police, Discipline, Outcomes of Education, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Federal Aid, Grants, Middle Schools, Disproportionate Representation, African American Students, Graduation Rate, Enrollment, Higher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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