Thompson Kevin M
Department of Criminal Justice and Political Science, North Dakota State University, 1616 12th Avenue North, Fargo, North Dakota 58105,USA.
J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2007 Sep;68(5):689-96. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2007.68.689.
The present study employed municipal alcohol-related arrest reports to determine if being arrested/cited reduced the probability of academic retention.
Alcohol-related legal infraction data implicating 1,310 college students was gathered during a 4-year period. First- through third-year students were identified in the database by cross-checking names in the campus directory. A random sample of nonarrested students functioned as the comparison group (n = 856). Students not appearing in the directory the following year were defined as nonretained students.
Retention was not affected by the experience of one alcohol-related legal infraction. Retention odds were 31% lower for students experiencing multiple arrests, however, than for nonarrested or single-arrested students. Gender moderated the association between arrest and retention, with women who had been arrested more likely to return to school than those who had not been arrested. Retention odds were higher for arrested/cited students if they were in their second or third year of college, a fraternity/sorority member, or charged with an offense other than driving under the influence.
Multi-arrested college students are at risk for attrition. Immersion in college life may reduce the odds of attrition among arrested college students.
本研究利用城市与酒精相关的逮捕报告来确定被逮捕/传唤是否会降低学业保留率。
在4年期间收集了涉及1310名大学生的与酒精相关的违法数据。通过在校园名录中交叉核对姓名，在数据库中确定了大一至大三的学生。一个未被逮捕学生的随机样本作为对照组（n = 856）。次年未出现在名录中的学生被定义为未保留学籍的学生。
一次与酒精相关的违法经历对学业保留率没有影响。然而，多次被捕的学生的保留几率比未被捕或单次被捕的学生低31%。性别调节了逮捕与学业保留之间的关联，被捕的女性比未被捕的女性更有可能重返学校。如果被捕/被传唤的学生处于大学二年级或三年级、是兄弟会/姐妹会成员或被指控犯有除酒后驾车以外的罪行，他们的保留几率会更高。
多次被捕的大学生有辍学风险。融入大学生活可能会降低被捕大学生的辍学几率。
