Where Is School along the Path to Prison?.

Walker, Hill; Sylwester, Robert

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ERIC Number: EJ432684

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Where Is School along the Path to Prison?

Walker, Hill; Sylwester, Robert

Educational Leadership, v49 n1 p14-16 Sep 1991

According to an Oregon longitudinal study, the single best predictor of adolescent criminal behavior is a long-established pattern of early school antisocial behavior. The most promising intervention programs feature a strong family component and direct intervention procedures simultaneously applied to the student's school behavior. A sidebar lists resources. (MLH)

Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Correctional Institutions, Crime Prevention, Elementary Education, Intervention, Longitudinal Studies, Males, Parent Participation, Predictor Variables, School Role

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Oregon

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