Objectives: Individual- and school-level factors associated with youth being stopped, searched, or arrested in school are identified. Correlates of community-based contact are also examined. Methods: Longitudinal student surveys and corresponding school-level data come from 21 middle and high schools in 6 districts in St. Louis County, Missouri. Multilevel multinomial logistic regression was used to assess factors related to a three-category dependent variable, distinguishing youth with: (1) no police contact, (2) in-school contact, and (3) out-of-school contact. Independent variables capture student-level demographics, behavior, experiences, and perceptions and school-level characteristics and practices. Results: Factors associated with in-school contact include substance use, peer associations, prior contact, and prior school sanctions. Odds of school-based contact also increase when youth are less aware of school rules and perceive greater disorder. Among school-level characteristics, only officers responding to school problems is significantly associated with in-school contact. Conclusions: There is some consistency in individual-level factors associated with police contact across locations, particularly related to prior sanctions, but findings highlight potential mechanisms that vary across contexts. This study also provides evidence that some schoolwide responses may contribute to youth's likelihood of having police contact in school, but solutions should consider the fluidity of contact in schools and communities.

目标：确定与青少年在学校被拦截、搜查或逮捕相关的个人和学校层面的因素。还检查了基于社区的联系的相关性。方法：纵向学生调查和相应的学校水平数据来自密苏里州圣路易斯县 6 个区的 21 所初中和高中。多级多项逻辑回归用于评估与三类因变量相关的因素，区分青少年：（1）没有警察接触，（2）校内接触，和（3）校外接触。自变量捕捉学生水平的人口统计、行为、经验和看法以及学校水平的特征和实践。结果：与校内接触相关的因素包括物质使用、同伴协会、先前的接触和先前的学校制裁。当青少年对学校规则的了解较少并感知到更大的混乱时，学校接触的几率也会增加。在学校层面的特征中，只有对学校问题做出反应的官员才与校内接触显着相关。结论：与各地警方接触相关的个人层面因素存在一定的一致性，特别是与先前的制裁有关，但调查结果强调了因情况而异的潜在机制。这项研究还提供证据表明，一些全校范围的反应可能有助于青少年在学校与警察接触的可能性，但解决方案应考虑学校和社区接触的流动性。