Table 3: Scheffe’s Post Hoc results on pre and post-disciplinary hearing choice shifts in decisions on the basis of panel members ’ age groups.

Dependent Variable	(I)Age Groups	(J) Age Groups	Mean Differences in Choice Shifts in Decisions	Std. Error	Sig.
	20-29 years	30-39	0.45	0.422	0.365
		40-49	2.89	0.526	0.000*
		50-59	3.10	0.722	0.000*
Behaviour characteristics of the offender	30-39 years	20-29	1.72	0.263	0.019*
		40-49	2.91	0.422	0.000*
		50-59	1.70	0.652	0.023*
The effect of the problem on the disciplinary tone of the school	40-49 years	20-29	1.66	0.563	0.035
		30-39	0.31	0.524	0.754
		50-59	0.04	0.632	0.958
The effects of the disciplinary problem on the victim	50-59 years	20-29	4.59	0.410	0.000*
		30-39	3.47	0.220	0.000*
		40-49	1.01	0.426	0.065