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Academic Performance and Delinquency

Maguin, Eugene, Loeber, Rolf·1996·Crime and Justice

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A meta-analysis of naturalistic studies of the academic performance-delinquency relationship and of intervention studies aimed both at improving academic performance and reducing delinquency found that children with lower academic performance offended more frequently, committed more serious and violent offenses, and persisted in their offending. The association was stronger for males than females and for whites than for African Americans. Academic performance predicted delinquency independent of socioeconomic status. Some intervention and prevention programs, using law-related or moral education components with adolescent children and self-control, social skills, and parent training components with young school-age children, were found to effect significant improvements in academic performance and delinquency.

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  • The negative genetic correlation with educational attainment is consistent with previous epidemiological studies reporting a negative association between academic performance and delinquency.

    “The negative genetic correlation with educational attainment is consistent with previous epidemiological studies reporting a negative association between academic performance and delinquency”

    From Genome-Wide Association Studies of a Broad Spectrum of Antisocial Behavior (2017) · cites this paper as Maguin & Loeber, 1996

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Authors
Maguin, E., & Loeber, R.
Venue
Crime and Justice
Published
1996-01
Volume
20
Pages
145-264
ISSN
  • 0192-3234 (ISSN-L)
  • 2153-0416
OpenAlex
W2005824627
Cited by
495
References
51
Citations by year
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FWCI
30.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Crime and Justice (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Education › Education Discipline and Inequality
  • Social Sciences › Education › Educational Outcomes and Influences
Keywords
academic performance, juvenile delinquency, violent offending, gender differences, racial differences, socioeconomic status, delinquency prevention programs, law-related education, moral education, self-control, social skills training, parent training, intervention effectiveness

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