Benjamin W Fisher
Biographic Data
| ID | 3846489 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin W Fisher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin W |
| FAMILY NAME | Fisher |
| SIGNATURE | FISHER B W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Louisville |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3826-6942 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 77 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Niceness as Whiteness in School Police Officers’ Perceptions of Student Arrest
School Resource Officers (SROs), or sworn police officers in schools with arrest powers, are increasingly common in schools. Despite concerns surrounding SROs broadly and their use of arrest, in particular, little is known about how SROs understand their role in arrest. Drawing on a case study of SROs’ perceptions of arrest across two school districts and using a niceness as Whiteness framework, we found that SROs generally expressed trying to av…
Schools' tendency towards security: A latent variable approach for identifying security's racialized associations with teacher and school-level outcomes
Expenditures for security in schools are increasing, but we have little understanding how this increased security might affect school staff. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between within-school changes in tendency towards security and staff outcomes using item response theory to measure schools’ latent tendency towards security. This study finds, as security increases, African American teachers report worse student b…
Changes in Youth Mental Health Following a School Lockdown due to Violent and Firearm‐Related Threats
BACKGROUND: School shooting events and lockdowns have increased in the United States, raising concerns about their impact on youth mental health. METHOD: This study assessed the association between school lockdowns and changes in youth mental health in 10,049 children who participated in the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development study. The exposure was school lockdowns related to violence and shooting incidents, and the outcomes were Child B…
Statement on the effects of law enforcement in school settings
School-based law enforcement (SBLE) have become increasingly common in U.S. schools over recent decades despite the controversy surrounding their presence and lack of consensus around their associated benefits and harms. Drawing on the history and evidence base regarding SBLE, we advocate for an end to SBLE programs. Grounding our argument in principles of Community Psychology and positive youth development, we outline how the presence and action…
Criminal justice system contact of students with disabilities by race and ethnicity: Examining the role of school police
Are Children of Welfare Recipients at a Heightened Risk of Bullying and Peer Victimization
Criminal Justice and Community Psychology: Our Values and Our Work—The Introduction to the Special Issue
This special issue of The American Journal of Community Psychology originated from the Society for Community Research and Action Criminal Justice interest group, with a goal of exploring the work of community psychologists intersecting with criminal justice research, practice, and policy and shaped by our shared values—equity, collaboration, creative maladjustment, social justice, and social science in the service of social justice. In this intro…
Exclusionary School Discipline and Delinquent Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis
Disciplinary disparities by race and disability: Using DisCrit theory to examine the manifestation determination review process in special education in the United States
Exclusionary discipline practices in the United States are used disproportionately in the punishment of Black students with a disability compared to White and Black students with or without a disability. One potential mechanism leading to the disproportionate use of exclusionary discipline is a process called ‘manifestation determination reviews’ (MDR), a process mandated under the U.S. federal Individuals with Disabilities Act that is tasked wit…
An Introduction to the Special Issue: Family Violence and Youth Violence – Examining the Connections from Interdisciplinary Perspectives (an Extension of Anna Costanza Baldry’s Legacy)
Mass Incarceration and Subsequent Preventive Health Care: Mechanisms and Racial/Ethnic Disparities
Objectives. To examine the associations and mechanisms between 2 indicators of mass incarceration and preventive health care use and whether these associations are moderated by race/ethnicity. Methods. We used 1997 to 2015–2016 data from the US National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (n = 7740) to examine the associations between arrest and incarceration at ages 18 to 27 years and cholesterol, blood sugar, and blood pressure screenings at age …
Police Ambassadors: Student-Police Interactions in School and Legal Socialization
The recent influx of police officers into US public schools has reshaped the context and frequency of children's interactions with police. Yet we know little about how the presence of these officers in schools impacts the legal socialization of students, and whether youth of color might be affected or socialized in different ways than white youth. In this study, we analyze data from interviews with school police officers as well as focus group da…
Youth Reentry from Prison and Family Violence Perpetration: The Salience of Family Dynamics
Why and When Do School Resource Officers Engage in School Discipline? The Role of Context in Shaping Disciplinary Involvement
The use of law enforcement in schools raises concerns about impacts on school discipline. Drawing on a large-scale qualitative study of approximately fifty schools across two school districts, this study explores school resource officers’ (SROs’) involvement in school discipline and how it is shaped by their context. We use interview, focus group, and observation data from nearly 200 participants to document variability in the way SROs conceptual…
School Security Measures and Longitudinal Trends in Adolescents’ Experiences of Victimization
Academic Consequences of Multiple Victimization and the Role of School Security Measures
Adolescents who experience multiple victimization (i.e., victimization on a regular basis) are at greater risk for having negative academic outcomes including lower achievement and poorer attendance than those who do not experience such victimization. Yet, the role of school contexts in this relationship remains unclear. Nevertheless, school‐based efforts to reduce victimization often focus on altering contexts without sufficient evidence of asso…
Visible School Security Measures and Student Academic Performance, Attendance, and Postsecondary Aspirations
Peer Cybervictimization Among Adolescents and the Associated Internalizing and Externalizing Problems: A Meta-Analysis
Peer Cybervictimization Among Adolescents and the Associated Internalizing and Externalizing Problems: A Meta-Analysis
Police Ambassadors: Student-Police Interactions in School and Legal Socialization
The recent influx of police officers into US public schools has reshaped the context and frequency of children's interactions with police. Yet we know little about how the presence of these officers in schools impacts the legal socialization of students, and whether youth of color might be affected or socialized in different ways than white youth. In this study, we analyze data from interviews with school police officers as well as focus group da…
Exclusionary School Discipline and Delinquent Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis
Why and When Do School Resource Officers Engage in School Discipline? The Role of Context in Shaping Disciplinary Involvement
The use of law enforcement in schools raises concerns about impacts on school discipline. Drawing on a large-scale qualitative study of approximately fifty schools across two school districts, this study explores school resource officers’ (SROs’) involvement in school discipline and how it is shaped by their context. We use interview, focus group, and observation data from nearly 200 participants to document variability in the way SROs conceptual…
Disciplinary disparities by race and disability: Using DisCrit theory to examine the manifestation determination review process in special education in the United States
Exclusionary discipline practices in the United States are used disproportionately in the punishment of Black students with a disability compared to White and Black students with or without a disability. One potential mechanism leading to the disproportionate use of exclusionary discipline is a process called ‘manifestation determination reviews’ (MDR), a process mandated under the U.S. federal Individuals with Disabilities Act that is tasked wit…
Visible School Security Measures and Student Academic Performance, Attendance, and Postsecondary Aspirations
Mass Incarceration and Subsequent Preventive Health Care: Mechanisms and Racial/Ethnic Disparities
Objectives. To examine the associations and mechanisms between 2 indicators of mass incarceration and preventive health care use and whether these associations are moderated by race/ethnicity. Methods. We used 1997 to 2015–2016 data from the US National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (n = 7740) to examine the associations between arrest and incarceration at ages 18 to 27 years and cholesterol, blood sugar, and blood pressure screenings at age …
Youth Reentry from Prison and Family Violence Perpetration: The Salience of Family Dynamics
School Security Measures and Longitudinal Trends in Adolescents’ Experiences of Victimization
An Introduction to the Special Issue: Family Violence and Youth Violence – Examining the Connections from Interdisciplinary Perspectives (an Extension of Anna Costanza Baldry’s Legacy)
Academic Consequences of Multiple Victimization and the Role of School Security Measures
Adolescents who experience multiple victimization (i.e., victimization on a regular basis) are at greater risk for having negative academic outcomes including lower achievement and poorer attendance than those who do not experience such victimization. Yet, the role of school contexts in this relationship remains unclear. Nevertheless, school‐based efforts to reduce victimization often focus on altering contexts without sufficient evidence of asso…
Criminal Justice and Community Psychology: Our Values and Our Work—The Introduction to the Special Issue
This special issue of The American Journal of Community Psychology originated from the Society for Community Research and Action Criminal Justice interest group, with a goal of exploring the work of community psychologists intersecting with criminal justice research, practice, and policy and shaped by our shared values—equity, collaboration, creative maladjustment, social justice, and social science in the service of social justice. In this intro…
Academic Consequences of Multiple Victimization and the Role of School Security Measures
Adolescents who experience multiple victimization (i.e., victimization on a regular basis) are at greater risk for having negative academic outcomes including lower achievement and poorer attendance than those who do not experience such victimization. Yet, the role of school contexts in this relationship remains unclear. Nevertheless, school‐based efforts to reduce victimization often focus on altering contexts without sufficient evidence of asso…
Visible School Security Measures and Student Academic Performance, Attendance, and Postsecondary Aspirations
Peer Cybervictimization Among Adolescents and the Associated Internalizing and Externalizing Problems: A Meta-Analysis
School Security Measures and Longitudinal Trends in Adolescents’ Experiences of Victimization
Youth Reentry from Prison and Family Violence Perpetration: The Salience of Family Dynamics
Why and When Do School Resource Officers Engage in School Discipline? The Role of Context in Shaping Disciplinary Involvement
The use of law enforcement in schools raises concerns about impacts on school discipline. Drawing on a large-scale qualitative study of approximately fifty schools across two school districts, this study explores school resource officers’ (SROs’) involvement in school discipline and how it is shaped by their context. We use interview, focus group, and observation data from nearly 200 participants to document variability in the way SROs conceptual…
Disciplinary disparities by race and disability: Using DisCrit theory to examine the manifestation determination review process in special education in the United States
Exclusionary discipline practices in the United States are used disproportionately in the punishment of Black students with a disability compared to White and Black students with or without a disability. One potential mechanism leading to the disproportionate use of exclusionary discipline is a process called ‘manifestation determination reviews’ (MDR), a process mandated under the U.S. federal Individuals with Disabilities Act that is tasked wit…
An Introduction to the Special Issue: Family Violence and Youth Violence – Examining the Connections from Interdisciplinary Perspectives (an Extension of Anna Costanza Baldry’s Legacy)
Mass Incarceration and Subsequent Preventive Health Care: Mechanisms and Racial/Ethnic Disparities
Objectives. To examine the associations and mechanisms between 2 indicators of mass incarceration and preventive health care use and whether these associations are moderated by race/ethnicity. Methods. We used 1997 to 2015–2016 data from the US National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (n = 7740) to examine the associations between arrest and incarceration at ages 18 to 27 years and cholesterol, blood sugar, and blood pressure screenings at age …
Police Ambassadors: Student-Police Interactions in School and Legal Socialization
The recent influx of police officers into US public schools has reshaped the context and frequency of children's interactions with police. Yet we know little about how the presence of these officers in schools impacts the legal socialization of students, and whether youth of color might be affected or socialized in different ways than white youth. In this study, we analyze data from interviews with school police officers as well as focus group da…
Are Children of Welfare Recipients at a Heightened Risk of Bullying and Peer Victimization
Criminal Justice and Community Psychology: Our Values and Our Work—The Introduction to the Special Issue
This special issue of The American Journal of Community Psychology originated from the Society for Community Research and Action Criminal Justice interest group, with a goal of exploring the work of community psychologists intersecting with criminal justice research, practice, and policy and shaped by our shared values—equity, collaboration, creative maladjustment, social justice, and social science in the service of social justice. In this intro…
Exclusionary School Discipline and Delinquent Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis
Statement on the effects of law enforcement in school settings
School-based law enforcement (SBLE) have become increasingly common in U.S. schools over recent decades despite the controversy surrounding their presence and lack of consensus around their associated benefits and harms. Drawing on the history and evidence base regarding SBLE, we advocate for an end to SBLE programs. Grounding our argument in principles of Community Psychology and positive youth development, we outline how the presence and action…
Criminal justice system contact of students with disabilities by race and ethnicity: Examining the role of school police
Changes in Youth Mental Health Following a School Lockdown due to Violent and Firearm‐Related Threats
BACKGROUND: School shooting events and lockdowns have increased in the United States, raising concerns about their impact on youth mental health. METHOD: This study assessed the association between school lockdowns and changes in youth mental health in 10,049 children who participated in the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development study. The exposure was school lockdowns related to violence and shooting incidents, and the outcomes were Child B…
Niceness as Whiteness in School Police Officers’ Perceptions of Student Arrest
School Resource Officers (SROs), or sworn police officers in schools with arrest powers, are increasingly common in schools. Despite concerns surrounding SROs broadly and their use of arrest, in particular, little is known about how SROs understand their role in arrest. Drawing on a case study of SROs’ perceptions of arrest across two school districts and using a niceness as Whiteness framework, we found that SROs generally expressed trying to av…
Schools' tendency towards security: A latent variable approach for identifying security's racialized associations with teacher and school-level outcomes
Expenditures for security in schools are increasing, but we have little understanding how this increased security might affect school staff. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between within-school changes in tendency towards security and staff outcomes using item response theory to measure schools’ latent tendency towards security. This study finds, as security increases, African American teachers report worse student b…
Psychology (13 works) · Education Discipline and Inequality (10 works) · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (9 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Criminology (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works)