title: Public school segregation and juvenile violent crime arrests in metropolitan areas.
abstract: Previous research has established an association between residential segregation and violent crime in urban America. Our study examines whether school-based segregation is predictive of arrests of juveniles for violent crimes in U.S. metro areas. Using Census, Uniform Crime Report, and Common Core data for 204 metro areas, a measure of school-based racial segregation, Theil's entropy index, is decomposed into two components: between- and within-district segregation. Findings reveal evidence of a significant interaction term: Within-district segregation is inversely associated with arrests for juvenile violence, but only in metropolitan areas with higher than average levels of between-district segregation.
authors.affiliation: Montana State University.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eitle
authors.forename: Tamela McNulty
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Eitle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D003415:Crime / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D035846:Law Enforcement / Q000266:history; D011287:Prejudice; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D012574:Schools / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012940:Social Problems / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology; D012945:Social Values / Q000208:ethnology; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology; D014505:Urban Population / Q000266:history; D014754:Violence / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology