The Effects of Justice System Involvement on Educational Outcomes in Maryland. Research Brief
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| Title: | The Effects of Justice System Involvement on Educational Outcomes in Maryland. Research Brief |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Erin Tinney, Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center (MLDSC) |
| Source: | Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center. 2025. |
| Availability: | Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center. 550 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Tel: 410-706-2085; e-mail: mlds.center@maryland.gov; Web site: https://mldscenter.maryland.gov/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Outcomes of Education, Juvenile Justice, High School Students, Graduation, Suspension, Expulsion, Regional Characteristics, Differences, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Attendance Patterns, Probability, Educational Attainment, Economically Disadvantaged, Institutionalized Persons |
| Geographic Terms: | Maryland |
| Abstract: | Research on the outcomes of students has shown that juvenile justice system involvement was associated with lower odds of high school graduation, college enrollment, and increased school days missed because of suspension and expulsion. Using longitudinal data from the Maryland Longitudinal Data System (MLDS) for students who were in the 9th grade in Maryland public schools in the 2013-2014 school year, this study extends prior research by examining students' absence from their traditional school setting as a potential mechanism explaining the relationship between justice system involvement and diminished educational outcomes. It also examines whether this relationship differs by region, sex, race/ethnicity, and deepest level of justice system involvement (arrest, adjudication, residential placement, non-residential placement). |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | ED680366 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Research on the outcomes of students has shown that juvenile justice system involvement was associated with lower odds of high school graduation, college enrollment, and increased school days missed because of suspension and expulsion. Using longitudinal data from the Maryland Longitudinal Data System (MLDS) for students who were in the 9th grade in Maryland public schools in the 2013-2014 school year, this study extends prior research by examining students' absence from their traditional school setting as a potential mechanism explaining the relationship between justice system involvement and diminished educational outcomes. It also examines whether this relationship differs by region, sex, race/ethnicity, and deepest level of justice system involvement (arrest, adjudication, residential placement, non-residential placement). |
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