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    Chante Tarver

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    9:00-10:15, Kennedy Union Ballroom

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    Description

    This study examines the relationship between school engagement and involvement in school fights using data from the Pathways to Desistance (PTD) dataset. The primary objective is to determine whether factors such as extracurricular participation, school attendance, and school engagement reduce the likelihood of involvement in school fights. The dependent variable is school fight involvement, independent variables include participation in extracurricular activities, school attendance rate, and high school engagement. Controlled variables such as age, gender, substance abuse history, gang involvement, truancy, parental monitoring, parental knowledge, peer influence, and family structure are included to account for potential confounding factors.

    Publication Date

    4-23-2025

    Project Designation

    Capstone Project

    Primary Advisor

    Mark A. Morgan

    Primary Advisor's Department

    Criminal Justice and Security Studies

    Keywords

    Stander Symposium, College of Arts and Sciences

    Investigating the Impact of School Engagement on Juvenile Fighting Behavior

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