Crime, Violence, and Suspensions in Traditional Versus Public Charter  Schools: Large Scale Evidence From One U.S. State

Edward J. Sabornie; Alison A. Motsinger-Reif; Cathy L. Crossland; Emily H. Griffith; Mityl Biswas; Hill M. Walker; William J. Hussey

doi:10.33423/jlae.v17i5.3223

Crime, Violence, and Suspensions in Traditional Versus Public Charter Schools: Large Scale Evidence From One U.S. State

Authors

Edward J. Sabornie North Carolina State University
Alison A. Motsinger-Reif National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Cathy L. Crossland North Carolina State University
Emily H. Griffith North Carolina State University
Mityl Biswas North Carolina State University
Hill M. Walker University of Oregon
William J. Hussey North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (Retired

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33423/jlae.v17i5.3223

Keywords:

Leadership, Accountability, Ethics, school crime, school violence, school suspensions, charter schools, risk ratios

Abstract

We compared the student, school-related crime and violence in all the traditional public versus public charter schools in the state of North Carolina during school year 2015-2016. Results showed that traditional public schools demonstrated higher crime and violence rates than did public charter schools. Risk ratios related to lower rates of crime and violence in school greatly favored students attending public charter schools. Implications concerning the school-related crime and violence characteristics of two different types of schools, on a large scale, are provided.

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2020-11-17

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Sabornie, E. J., Motsinger-Reif, A. A., Crossland, C. L., Griffith, E. H., Biswas, M., Walker, H. M., & Hussey, W. J. (2020). Crime, Violence, and Suspensions in Traditional Versus Public Charter Schools: Large Scale Evidence From One U.S. State. Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, 17(5). https://doi.org/10.33423/jlae.v17i5.3223

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Vol. 17 No. 5 (2020)

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