Benjamin W. Fisher

Benjamin W. Fisher

University of Louisville

H-index: 26

North America-United States

About Benjamin W. Fisher

Benjamin W. Fisher, With an exceptional h-index of 26 and a recent h-index of 25 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Louisville, specializes in the field of school safety, school discipline, school resource officers, school-to-prison pipeline.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Cops and counselors: How school staffing decisions relate to exclusionary discipline rates and racial/ethnic disparities

The Role of Social Emotional Competencies in Student Discipline and Discipline Disparities

Policing and the Safety Logic in the School Context: Perceptions of Danger and Definitions of Law Enforcement

Criminal justice system contact of students with disabilities by race and ethnicity: Examining the role of school police

School‐based law enforcement strategies to reduce crime, increase perceptions of safety, and improve learning outcomes in primary and secondary schools: A systematic review

Statement on the effects of law enforcement in school settings

Racial and ethnic differences in the consequences of school suspension for arrest

The Third Administrator? Perceptions of School Resource Officers in Predominantly White Elementary Schools

Benjamin W. Fisher Information

University

Position

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Citations(all)

2310

Citations(since 2020)

2090

Cited By

725

hIndex(all)

26

hIndex(since 2020)

25

i10Index(all)

40

i10Index(since 2020)

38

Email

University Profile Page

University of Louisville

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Benjamin W. Fisher Skills & Research Interests

school safety

school discipline

school resource officers

school-to-prison pipeline

Top articles of Benjamin W. Fisher

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Cops and counselors: How school staffing decisions relate to exclusionary discipline rates and racial/ethnic disparities

Race and Social Problems

Benjamin W Fisher

Deanna N Devlin

2023/9/4

The Role of Social Emotional Competencies in Student Discipline and Discipline Disparities

Journal of School Violence

Krista M Davis

Maury Nation

Caroline Christopher

Benjamin W Fisher

2024/4/2

Policing and the Safety Logic in the School Context: Perceptions of Danger and Definitions of Law Enforcement

Crime & Delinquency

Ethan M Higgins

Benjamin W Fisher

Suzanne Overstreet

Cherie Dawson-Edwards

2024/3/13

Criminal justice system contact of students with disabilities by race and ethnicity: Examining the role of school police

Children and Youth Services Review

Benjamin W Fisher

Amy E Fisher

2023/6/1

School‐based law enforcement strategies to reduce crime, increase perceptions of safety, and improve learning outcomes in primary and secondary schools: A systematic review

Benjamin W Fisher

Anthony Petrosino

Hannah Sutherland

Sarah Guckenburg

Trevor Fronius

...

2023/12

Statement on the effects of law enforcement in school settings

American Journal of Community Psychology

Benjamin W. Fisher Charles Tocci

Sara T. Stacy

Rachel Siegal

Jennifer Renick

Jamie LoCurto

...

2023

Racial and ethnic differences in the consequences of school suspension for arrest

Criminology

Benjamin W Fisher

Alex O Widdowson

2023/8

The Third Administrator? Perceptions of School Resource Officers in Predominantly White Elementary Schools

Educational Administration Quarterly

Samantha Viano

F Chris Curran

Benjamin W Fisher

Aaron Kupchik

2023/8

Controlling schools: How school resource officers’ roles map onto schools’ behavior management strategies

Crime & Delinquency

Ivan Benitez

Benjamin W Fisher

Taylor Tolles

Emily M Wright

2022/3

The alignment between community policing and the work of school resource officers

Police Quarterly

Benjamin W Fisher

Joseph McKenna

Ethan M Higgins

Edward R Maguire

Emily M Homer

2022/12

Securing schools? Examining the longitudinal relationships between student behavior and engagement with security measures in urban school systems

Journal of interpersonal violence

Matthew J Cuellar

Benjamin W Fisher

2022/5

School safety or school criminalization? The typical day of a school resource officer in the United States

The British Journal of Criminology

Ethan M Higgins

Brandon S Coffey

Benjamin W Fisher

Ivan Benitez

Kristin Swartz

2022/5/1

Protecting the flock or policing the sheep? Differences in school resource officers’ perceptions of threats by school racial composition

Social Problems

Benjamin W Fisher

Ethan M Higgins

Aaron Kupchik

Samantha Viano

F Chris Curran

...

2022/5/1

Youth reentry from prison and family violence perpetration: The salience of family dynamics

Journal of family violence

Thomas J Mowen

Benjamin W Fisher

2021/1

Kindergarten cop: A case study of how a coalition between school districts and law enforcement led to school resource officers in elementary schools

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Samantha Viano

F Chris Curran

Benjamin W Fisher

2021/6

Criminal justice and community psychology: Our values and our work—The introduction to the special issue

American Journal of Community Psychology

Jessica Shaw

Candalyn B Rade

Benjamin W Fisher

Nicole Freund

Carolyn J Tompsett

2021/3

Do interactions with school resource officers predict students’ likelihood of being disciplined and feelings of safety? Mixed-methods evidence from two school districts

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

F Chris Curran

Samantha Viano

Aaron Kupchik

Benjamin W Fisher

2021/6

School-related outcomes associated with seeing someone shot: do friends make a difference?

Journal of school violence

Benjamin W Fisher

Jillian J Turanovic

Ivan Benitez

2021/1/2

Disciplinary disparities by race and disability: Using DisCrit theory to examine the manifestation determination review process in special education in the United States

Race Ethnicity and Education

Amy E Fisher

Benjamin W Fisher

Kirsten S Railey

2021/11/2

The school-to-gang pipeline: examining the impact of school suspension on joining a gang for the first time

Crime & Delinquency

Alex O Widdowson

L Sergio Garduno

Benjamin W Fisher

2021/6

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Co-Authors

H-index: 47
Douglas D. Perkins

Douglas D. Perkins

Vanderbilt University

H-index: 46
Emily Tanner-Smith

Emily Tanner-Smith

University of Oregon

H-index: 32
Maury Nation

Maury Nation

Vanderbilt University

H-index: 31
Aaron Kupchik

Aaron Kupchik

University of Delaware

H-index: 28
Thomas J. Mowen

Thomas J. Mowen

Bowling Green State University

H-index: 27
Jillian Turanovic

Jillian Turanovic

Florida State University

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