Misbehavior at School and Delinquency Elsewhere

Weerman, Frank M.; Harland, Paul; Laan, P.H. van der

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“…For instance, O’Donnell, Hawkins, and Abbott (1995) found that low levels of school bonding and academic achievement at ages 12 to 13 predicted serious delinquency and drug use one year later. Using a sample of students from the Netherlands, Weerman, Harland, and van der Laan (2007) found that school misbehavior in seventh and ninth grade predicted serious delinquency outside of school one year later. Borowsky, Ireland, and Resnick (2002) found that grade retention, school problems, GPA, school connectedness, and skipping school predicted violence one year later, net of baseline measures of violence perpetration.…”

Section: School Disengagement As a Predictor Of Dropout Delinquencymentioning

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School Disengagement as a Predictor of Dropout, Delinquency, and Problem Substance Use During Adolescence and Early Adulthood

Henry

Knight

Thornberry

2011

J Youth Adolescence

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332

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Over the past five years, a great deal of attention has been paid to the development of early warning systems for dropout prevention. These warning systems use a set of indicators based on official school records to identify youth at risk for dropout and then appropriately target intervention. The current study builds on this work by assessing the extent to which a school disengagement warning index predicts not only dropout but also other problem behaviors during middle adolescence, late adolescence, and early adulthood. Data from the Rochester Youth Development Study (n=911, 73% male, 68% African American, and 17% Latino) were used to examine the effects of a school disengagement warning index based on official 8th and 9th grade school records on subsequent dropout, as well as serious delinquency, official offending, and problem substance use during middle adolescence, late adolescence, and early adulthood. Results indicate that the school disengagement warning index is robustly related to dropout as well as serious problem behaviors across the three developmental stages, even after controlling for important potential confounders. High school dropout mediates the effect of the warning index on serious problem behaviors in early adulthood.

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School Disengagement as a Predictor of Dropout, Delinquency, and Problem Substance Use During Adolescence and Early Adulthood

Henry

Knight

Thornberry

2011

J Youth Adolescence

453

332

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“…For example, in a recent Dutch study, students who misbehaved in the classroom were more likely to engage in antisocial behaviour outside the classroom as well (Weerman, Harland, & van der Laan, 2007). Misbehaviour in the classroom, poor school performance, and antisocial behaviour have each been linked to poor self-control or the inability to regulate behaviour (Felson & Staff, 2006).…”

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The Over-Representation of Children in Care in the Youth Criminal Justice System in British Columbia: Theory and Policy Issues

Corrado

Freedman

Blatier

2011

IJCYFS

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Placement in child protection services, or becoming a child in care, is associated with a disproportionate involvement in youth and adult criminal justice systems. While there is not extensive research on this relationship, there is evidence that many children in care have risk profiles consistent with criminal justice involvement. This article provides an overview of the prevalence of exposure to risk factors related to mental health, education, and antisocial behaviour among children in care, in addition to risk factors that are distinctive to those placed in child protection services. A recent large cohort dataset from British Columbia, Canada, is utilized to examine these risk profiles. Recommendations to identify those involved in child protection services most at risk for criminal justice involvement, with the use of risk management instruments such as the Cracow Instrument, are discussed. In addition, several other important policy themes regarding diagnostic and case management challenges are explored.

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“…For instance, some adolescents who withdraw from stress and distress addict to substance and internet use (2,3) , whereas some act out in the form of misbehavior and delinquency (4) . In particular, research fi ndings have shown that there are gender differences: boys tend to employ externalizing and risk-taking behavior as ventilation, while girls tend to internalize stress and become depressed (5,6) .…”

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Adolescent problem behaviors: a manifestation of their underlying needs

Sun¹,

Shek²,

Merrick³

2012

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

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There is co-morbid occurrence of adolescent problem behaviors, and these behaviors manifest differently and vary in severity (1) . For instance, some adolescents who withdraw from stress and distress addict to substance and internet use (2, 3) , whereas some act out in the form of misbehavior and delinquency (4) . In particular, research fi ndings have shown that there are gender differences: boys tend to employ externalizing and risk-taking behavior as ventilation, while girls tend to internalize stress and become depressed (5, 6) . Nevertheless, different problem behaviors may share similar etiologies (7) . Adopting the ecological approach, adolescents ' behaviors result from the complex interplay between themselves and the surrounding environment. Their engagement in problem behaviors, such as substance abuse (8) , internet addition (9) , and depression and suicidal ideation (10) , are fueled by various risk factors, together with inadequate protective factors, at the personal level and in their family, school, peers and community. Therefore, it is pertinent to depict the profi les, correlates and causes of different problem behaviors, for such a holistic understanding help developing corresponding remedies.In preventive science, preventive and interventional remedies are the common means to tackle adolescent problem behaviors. However, it is argued that such prevention and intervention are dealing with manifest problems and thus not suffi cient enough, unless there are simultaneous developmental and educational programs addressing the underlying needs of adolescents and strengthening their potentials to deal with their own issues and problems. In fact, there is a growing consensus that adolescents ' problem behaviors could be reduced by promoting their thriving strengths (11) and psychosocial competencies (12, 13) . There are also research fi ndings showing that positive youth development programs were related to a reduction of problem behavior as well as healthy changes among adolescents in both Western contexts (14, 15) and Chinese cultural contexts (16,17) . Yet, programs aiming at promoting positive youth development and well-being, with demonstrated program effectiveness, are still sparse in various communities (18,19) .To further the inquiries of " what are the phenomena underlying adolescent problem behaviors ? " and " what can be done to tackle the issue effectively ? " , more research studies are necessary to examine the socio-demographic and biopsycho-social profi les related to problem behaviors. These studies can include samples at different developmental stages (i.e., not only adolescents, but also children and early adults), in various cultural contexts and communities, in order to generate a more comprehensive profi le. Moreover, it is pertinent to understand the causes of problem behaviors holistically from multi-disciplinary perspectives. In addition to research studies investigating the concurrent relationships among the variables, longitudinal research is needed to trace the developmental d...

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Misbehavior at School and Delinquency Elsewhere

Cited by 31 publications

References 19 publications

School Disengagement as a Predictor of Dropout, Delinquency, and Problem Substance Use During Adolescence and Early Adulthood

School Disengagement as a Predictor of Dropout, Delinquency, and Problem Substance Use During Adolescence and Early Adulthood

The Over-Representation of Children in Care in the Youth Criminal Justice System in British Columbia: Theory and Policy Issues

Adolescent problem behaviors: a manifestation of their underlying needs

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