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Typologies of Student Offenders in Higher Education: Associated Risk Factors for Recidivism and Moderating Impact of Sanctions

Grove, Melinda Frazee
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2380-9799
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1460221834

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2016, Doctor of Education, University of Akron, Educational Leadership.
The literature on student conduct in higher education has been insufficient to aid student conduct administrators in determining what sanctions would benefit students who violate campus policies and reduce repeat behavior. The purpose of this study was to address this problem by identifying typologies of student offenders that were at a higher risk of becoming a repeat offender and determining if there were sanctions that moderated the higher risk. Using student conduct records from two Division I institutions in the Mid-American Conference, a sample of 828 student offender records from the fall 2010, first-year student, residential cohort was identified for the study. Student offender records were coded as either a first offender or repeat offender by examining the student conduct records from fall 2010 through close of the spring 2015 semester for each participating institution. Demographic characteristics of the student offenders (academic program, age, ethnicity, gender, and size of residence hall) and circumstances of the offense characteristics (location of the offense, primary offense type, semester of the offense, and substance use/abuse as part of the offense) were analyzed using latent class analysis (LCA) to identify the student offender typologies. Binary logistical regression was then utilized to determine if any of the identified student offender typologies were at higher risk of being a repeat offender and if sanctions moderated the higher risk. Three distinct student offender typologies were identified: (1) African American or White students living in large residence halls who committed a safety/social/other offense in which alcohol or drugs were not involved; (2) White students living in small residence halls where alcohol or drugs was the primary offense; (3) students with “unspecified” ethnicity living in large residence halls where alcohol or drugs was the primary offense. This study was not successful in linking these typologies to the risk of re-offense neither as a standalone comparison nor in consideration of sanctions. Practical implications for student conduct administrators as well as considerations for future studies are discussed.
Sandra C. Coyner, Dr. (Advisor)
Kristin L. K. Koskey, Dr. (Committee Member)
Sharon D. Kruse, Dr. (Committee Member)
John A. Messina, Dr. (Committee Member)
Wondimu Ahmed Mohamed, Dr. (Committee Member)
Robert C. Schwartz, Dr. (Committee Member)
161 p.
Higher Education Administration
student conduct; recidivism; higher education; typologies; sanctions; latent class analysis; student affairs; student discipline

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  • Grove, M. F. (2016). Typologies of Student Offenders in Higher Education: Associated Risk Factors for Recidivism and Moderating Impact of Sanctions [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1460221834

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Grove, Melinda. Typologies of Student Offenders in Higher Education: Associated Risk Factors for Recidivism and Moderating Impact of Sanctions . 2016. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1460221834.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Grove, Melinda. "Typologies of Student Offenders in Higher Education: Associated Risk Factors for Recidivism and Moderating Impact of Sanctions ." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1460221834

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