Citation

Thibodeaux J. J. School Violence 2013; 12(4): 378-394.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15388220.2013.820661

PMID

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Abstract

Despite the large body of research on neighborhood racial composition and perceptions of safety, only one geographically limited study has investigated the relation between school racial composition and student perceptions of safety. Using data from a 2010 national sample of high school seniors, this study found that being in a mostly-same-race high school predicted student feelings of safety; however, this relation was dependent on the race of the student. Contrary to the power in numbers theory, Black and Hispanic students reported feeling less safe in same-race schools whereas the opposite was true for White students. The racial stereotypes applied to places theory better explained the relation between school racial composition and student perceptions of safety at school.

Language: en