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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Apr 7.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2024 Mar 22;63(12):1225–1238. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.01.018

TABLE 3.

Impact of Disciplinary Events on Progression of More Severe Disciplinary Actions and Police Contact

Effect of detention on:
Risk for suspension HR (95% CI) Risk for being sent home HR (95% CI) Risk for being stopped or questioned by police HR (95% CI)
Race, Black 2.78 (1.72–4.52) 4.24 (2.38–7.56) 1.54 (0.8–2.94)
Sex, male 1.35 (1.09–1.67) 1.33 (1.02–1.74) 1.2 (0.83–1.75)
Delinquency 1.19 (1.04–1.35) 1.59 (1.37–1.86) 1.59 (1.27–1.99)
Childhood Opportunity Index 0.45 (0.33–0.61) 0.51 (0.35–0.75) 0.71 (0.41–1.22)
Discipline: detention
Never vs Before age 10 4.84 (2.97–7.88) 6.12 (3.39–11.07) 1.29 (0.66–2.52)
Never vs After age 10 1.94 (1.25–3) 2.58 (1.47–4.52) 0.97 (0.55–1.72)
After age 10 vs Before age 10 2.5 (1.65–3.8) 2.37 (1.42–3.98) 1.33 (0.65–2.71)
Discipline × Race
Detention × Black
Never vs Before age 10 0.56 (0.31–1.02) 0.23 (0.11–0.46) 1.31 (0.56–3.09)
Never vs After age 10 0.44 (0.25–0.76) 0.32 (0.16–0.63) 1.01 (0.45–2.28)
After age 10 vs Before age 10 1.28 (0.78–2.08) 0.71 (0.39–1.31) 1.29 (0.55–3.03)
Effect of suspension on:
Risk for being sent home HR (95% CI) Risk for being stopped or questioned by police HR (95% CI)
Race, Black 2.17 (1.26–3.73) 1.7 (0.95–3.06)
Sex, male 1.17 (0.88–1.54) 1.13 (0.77–1.67)
Delinquency 1.52 (1.31–1.76) 1.52 (1.22–1.91)
Childhood Opportunity Index 0.62 (0.42–0.9) 0.71 (0.42–1.22)
Discipline: suspension
Never vs Before age 10 15.57 (8.51–28.5) 2.56 (1.25–5.26)
Never vs After age 10 3.13 (1.85–5.31) 1.63 (0.88–3.03)
After age 10 vs Before age 10 4.97 (2.71–9.11) 1.57 (0.7–3.52)
Discipline × Race
Suspension × Black
Never vs Before age 10 0.27 (0.13–0.55) 0.67 (0.28–1.62)
Never vs After age 10 0.54 (0.28–1.05) 0.68 (0.3–1.53)
After age 10 vs Before age 10 0.49 (0.25–0.96) 0.99 (0.38–2.54)
Effect of being sent home on:
Risk for suspension HR (95% CI) Risk for being stopped or questioned by police HR (95% CI)
Race, Black 1.63 (1.17–2.28) 1.64 (0.94–2.83)
Sex, male 1.24 (1–1.54) 1.23 (0.84–1.8)
Delinquency 1.29 (1.14–1.47) 1.61 (1.27–2.03)
Childhood Opportunity Index 0.47 (0.35–0.63) 0.62 (0.36–1.07)
Discipline: being sent home
Never vs Before age 10 3.23 (2.05–5.08) 1.12 (0.51–2.46)
Never vs After age 10 1.64 (1.02–2.63) 1.08 (0.5–2.32)
After age 10 vs Before age 10 1.98 (1.12–3.48) 1.04 (0.39–2.79)
Discipline × Race
Sent Home × Black
Never vs Before age 10 0.96 (0.56–1.63) 1.15 (0.47–2.82)
Never vs After age 10 0.71 (0.41–1.24) 0.79 (0.31–1.98)
After age 10 vs Before age 10 1.34 (0.71–2.56) 1.46 (0.48–4.39)

Note: Hazard ratios are derived from Cox proportional hazard models including race, sex, Delinquency score, Childhood Opportunity Index score, timing of detention, suspension, and being sent home (never, before age 10, after age 10), and interaction between race and timing. Hazard ratios reflect the effect of the category in boldface type. For example, the effect of detention before age 10, compared to detention after age 10. HR = hazard ratio.