Prevention of Criminal Offending: The Intervening and Protective Effects of Education for Aggressive Youth

Autor:	Dale M. Stack, Kathleen Kennedy-Turner, Daniel J. Dickson, Lisa A. Serbin, Jane E. Ledingham, Alex E. Schwartzman
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Social Psychology 050901 criminology 05 social sciences 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 0509 other social sciences 16. Peace & justice Psychology Law 050104 developmental & child psychology Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Zdroj:	The British Journal of Criminology. 60:537-558
ISSN:	1464-3529 0007-0955
DOI:	10.1093/bjc/azz053
Popis:	Children from poor neighbourhoods showing early aggressive behaviour are at risk for criminal offending. The role of education as a mediator, neighbourhood disadvantage and aggression as moderators for criminal offending were examined in a lower-income, community sample (n = 3,521; 48% males), across a 40-year period from childhood to mid-adulthood. Educational attainment accounted for 15–59% of the effect from childhood risk factors. Aggression was found to be a moderator such that aggressive children with low education had the highest odds of criminal offending. A protective effect was found where aggressive children who managed to obtain more education had reduced odds of offending. Research conceptualizing education as a ‘control’ variable does not address its role in the processes leading to criminal offending.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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