The alarming relation between early school leaving and crime : a case study of twelve male school drop-outs who ended up behind bars /

Smale and Gounko study twelve men who dropped out of school early, and wound up in juvenile delinquency. While many studies have suggested a link between early school leaving and delinquency nobody has done a study from the perspective of the criminals using dissimilar populations. The directional c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smale, William, 1961-
Otros Autores: Gounko, Tatiana
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Education and crime > Case studies.
High school dropouts > Canada > Social conditions > Case studies.
Juvenile delinquency > Canada > Case studies.
Criminals > Canada > Case studies.
Éducation et criminalité > Études de cas.
Délinquance juvénile > Canada > Études de cas.
Criminels > Canada > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Criminals.
Education and crime.
Juvenile delinquency.
Social Welfare & Social Work.
Social Sciences.
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency.
Canada.
Case studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter One. Introduction to the study ; Purpose of the study ; Justification for the study ; Cost and consequences of early school leaving ; Deviance and the early school leaver ; Significance of the study ; Introduction to the participants ; Research questions ; Organization of the book
  • Chapter Two. Review of the literature on early school leaving ; Family background and demographic characteristics ; Personal characteristics ; School-related characteristics ; Summary
  • Chapter Three. Research methods and profiles of the participants ; Research design ; Data gathering ; Data analysis ; Data trustworthiness ; Ethical procedures ; Delimitations and limitation of the study ; Profiles of participants ; Summary
  • Chapter Four. A life history perspective ; The participants stories ; Summary
  • Chapter Five. Analysis and discussion of life-history perspective ; Environmental stability: transition and mobility ; History of child abuse ; Family influences ; Neighborhood and community ; Individual characteristics ; Companions ; Summary
  • Chapter Six. An educational perspective ; The participants stories ; Summary
  • Chapter Seven. Analysis and discussion of educational perspective ; School climate: students-staff rapport ; Attitudinal factors toward high school environment ; Number of schools attended and suspensions ; Cognitive ability ; School behavioral problems ; Employment, finances, school credits, and future plans ; Summary
  • Chapter Eight. Overview, conclusion, and recommendations ; Overview of the study ; Conceptual framework of the factors affecting early school leaving ; Conclusions ; Recommendations ; Appendix A ; Bibliography ; Index.

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