Study rethinks the dropout-crime connection

Study rethinks the dropout-crime connection

Dropping out of high school has been linked to higher rates of delinquency and lower socioeconomic status, but thinking of high school dropouts collectively, as one group, is a flawed belief that could be affecting interventions. The paper is published in the journal Emerging Adulthood.

UB study rethinks the dropout-crime connection

The research shows that the link between dropout and crime varies by pathway, particularly if a student is pushed or pulled out of school. The post UB study rethinks the dropout-crime connection appeared first on WNYmedia Network - Buffalo, NY.