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- Title
School Predictors of Violent Criminality in Adulthood: Findings From a Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study.
- Authors
Katsiyannis, Antonis; Thompson, Martie P.; Barrett, David E.; Kingree, J. B.
- Abstract
School-related problems such as poor academic performance, truancy, frequent suspensions, and grade repeating have been identified as risk factors for adolescent behavior problems. The purpose of the current study was to examine the effect of school-related factors on violent criminality in adulthood, based on data from the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health. Logistic regression analyses indicated that behavioral variables (i.e., truancy, suspensions) and academic variables (i.e., grade retention and grades) significantly improved the prediction of criminal offending. The strongest predictor of violent criminal behavior in adulthood was repeating a grade at the secondary level. Practice implications are presented.
- Subjects
NORTH Carolina; RISK of violence; ACADEMIC achievement; AUTOMATIC data collection systems; BEHAVIOR disorders in children; CLUSTER analysis (Statistics); CONFIDENCE intervals; CRIMINALS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTERVIEWING; LONGITUDINAL method; STATISTICAL sampling; SELF-evaluation; LOGISTIC regression analysis; DATA analysis; DATA analysis software; ADULTS
- Publication
Remedial & Special Education, 2013, Vol 34, Issue 4, p205
- ISSN
0741-9325
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0741932512448255