Beyond educational attainment: The role of achievement and school absence in the development of criminal justice involvement.

This study included 1,050 participants (52% women) from the Concordia Longitudinal Research Project in Montréal, Quebec. We found that academic achievement and absences were important contributors to educational attainment. The relations between childhood factors (e.g., aggression, likeability, withdrawal, and neighborhood disadvantage) and criminal justice involvement were mediated by achievement, absences, and education. The specific paths from achievement and absences to criminal charges differed for men and women, whereby men with high absences or low achievement scores, were at the highest risk. Implications for early preventive intervention focused on educational attainment are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research