Investigating Fourth Amendment Judicial Outcomes Across Contrasting Minority School Settings

Torres, Mario and Callahan, Jamie (2008) Investigating Fourth Amendment Judicial Outcomes Across Contrasting Minority School Settings. Education and Urban Society, 40 (3). pp. 377-405. ISSN 0013-1245

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Abstract

This study explores the court system's treatment of students' Fourth Amendment rights in cases emerging from contrasting minority school settings and whether discrepancies exist in case outcomes between these extremes. From virtually every search and seizure case that occurred between the 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case in New Jersey v. T.L.O. and December 2003, data for each search and how it was administered were gathered and analyzed. Findings suggest discrepancies in the manner in which student searches are administratively justified and subsequently treated (e.g., school disciplinary infraction versus criminal violation) by school officials. Implications for leadership and the role of emotion in legal decision making are presented.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Fourth Amendment, search and seizure, administrative discretion, minority students
Subjects:	L900 Others in Social studies X900 Others in Education
Department:	Faculties > Business and Law > Newcastle Business School
Depositing User:	Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited:	09 May 2018 10:09
Last Modified:	19 Nov 2019 09:54
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/34193

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