SBLE presence is associated with higher levels of school crime and behavior incidents, driven by increased exclusionary discipline, in school-level analyses¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Among 27 studies using schools as the unit of analysis, SBLE presence was associated with higher levels of crime and behavior, apparently driven by increased exclusionary discipline such as suspension. → Fisher 2022

Evidence¶

Fisher 2022¶

Fisher, B., & Petrosino, A. (2022). What a systematic review of 32 evaluations says about the impact of school-based law enforcement. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED621156

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Meta-analytic synthesis of 27 school-level studies of SBLE and crime/behavior outcomes. The review reports higher crime and behavior levels with SBLE, with the increase "driven by an increase in the use of exclusionary discipline, such as suspension." No effect size is printed in the brief.

"Among the 27 studies that examined crime and behavior outcomes using schools as the unit of analysis, SBLE presence was associated with higher levels of crime and behavior . This result appears to have been driven by an increase in the use of exclusionary discipline, such as suspension."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• SBLE is associated with higher exclusionary discipline rates, with no detectable improvements to school crime or violence — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• School-based law enforcement use is associated with greater crime and behavior problems in studies using schools as the unit of analysis — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Student-level analyses likewise show higher exclusionary discipline under SBLE with no differences in other crime and behavior outcomes — related
• Schools with school resource officers may have higher rates of exclusionary discipline, including a reported 21 percent increase in incidents — related
• SBLE presence is unrelated to learning outcomes including achievement, proficiency, and attendance — related
• SBLE shows no statistically significant association with criminal justice contact, violence, substance-related, or weapon-related outcomes — related
• Student-level analyses find no statistically significant association between SBLE and crime or behavior outcomes, from only four reports — related